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Title: The natural history of British birds, or, A selection of the most rare, beautiful and interesting birds which inhabit this country : the descriptions from the Systema naturae of Linnaeus : with general observations, either original or collected from the latest and most esteemed English ornithologists : and embellished with figures, drawn, engraved, and coloured from the original specimens
Year: 1794 (1790s)
Authors: Donovan, E. (Edward), 1768-1837 Latham, John, 1740-1837 Pennant, Thomas, 1726-1798 Gilbert, Richard, 1794-1852, printer Donovan, E. (Edward), 1768-1837. Natural history of the nests and eggs of British birds Linné, Carl von, 1707-1778. Systema naturae. Regnum animale F. and C. Rivington (Firm), publisher F., C. and J. Rivington (Firm), publisher Law and Gilbert, printer R. & R. Gilbert (Firm), printer Leverian Museum (London, England)
Subjects: Birds
Publisher: London : Printed for the author, and for F. and C. Rivington ...
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a biuifh green, fpotted with olive brown, andinterfperfed with a few irregular black markings according to Latham,in the figure given by Sepp the eggs are of a pale purple colour, fpottedwith brown; the neft appears of a loofe texture, and is placed on anoak. The length of this fpecies is (even inches, breadth thirteen, weight twoounces; the colours of the Female are not fo bright as thofe of the Male,and the fpace between the bill and the eye, which is black in the latter,is grey in the other ftx. The general defcription we have given of its colours muft not befuppofed to conftitute its diftinguifhing character: they vary exceedinglyin different fpecimens; in fome the bill is almoft black, the crown ofthe head in fome is whitifh; in others wholly black: fometimes thewhite band acrofs the wing inclines to grey; in others no trace ofwhite can be perceived: it has been feen with the body wholly black,jind Scopoli mentions one entirely white, the quills excepted. Wiliugbby. K 2 PLATE 44
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PLATE XLIV. PDDICEPS* NIGRICANS. DUSKY GREBE. A N S E R E S. Bill obtufe, covered with a thin membrane, broad, gibbous belowthe bafe, fwelled at the apex. Tongue flefhy. Legs naked. Feetwebbed or finned. GENERIC CHARACTER. Bill flrong, flender, and fharp pointed. Noftrils linear. Space be-tween the eye and bill bare of feathers. Tongue flightly cloven at theend. Body deprefTed: feathers thick fet, compact, and very fmooth andglofly. Wings fliort. No tail. Toes furnifhed on each fide with# broad plain membrane. SPECIFIC CHARACTER, « AND SYNONYMS. Bill black. Lore and irides red. Upper parts of the head, neck,and body dufky brown, beneath filvery white. Legs dirty olive, * We have had occafion in a former defcription to mention the alteration made byBrljfon in the Colymbus genus of Ray and Linnaus j and fince adopted by our Englifliornithologifts, Pennant and Latham, In the Linnsn genus are included the Grebes, Guille-mots and Divers, which as they differ materially in the form of thei

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