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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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.Jyn* av. 88.Brambling. Perm. Br. ZooL 126. Lath. Gen.fyn. 3. 261.Le Montain. Belon. av. 372.Le Pincon dardennes. Brif. av. 3. 155.PI. enl. 54. /. 2.Pinofch. Scop. N° 218. Quseker, Bofinkins, Hore-Unge, Akerlan. Brum. 255.Nioowitz ; Meeker, Piencken. Kram. 367.Bergfinck (Mountain finch). Frifch. 1. 3. This is not a very common bird in England. It is of the migra-tory kind and never builds here : is fometimes feen in large flocks,or in company with the Chaffinches. The colours of the femaleare not fo bright as in the male: in fome fpecimens of the latter thethroat is black. Length rather exceeds fix inches. They are foundin vaft abundance in France according to Buffon; and are faid tobreed about Luxemburg, making the neft on the tall fir-trees, com-pofed of long mofs without, and lined with wool and feathers within.The eggs are four or five in number, yellowifh, and fpotted: theyoung are fledged at the end of May. They are alfo found in thePine forefls of RuJJia and Siberia. PLATE ?,6
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PLATE LXXXVL MOTACILLA SYLVIA? ■LESSER WHITE THROAT, Passeres.Bill conic, pointed. Noftrils oval, broad, naked* GENERIC CHARACTER. Bill ftrong, conic, ftrait, fharp* SPECIFIC CHARACTER AND SYNONYMS. Above pale cinereous brdwn. Beneath white* Tail brdwn: out-fide feather half white, fecond white at the erid. Motacilla SylVia : fupra cinerea, fubtus alba, reprice primalongitudinaliter dimidiato alba, fecunda apicealba. Fn. Sv. 228,—Linn. Syji. Nat. 1. 1&$. 9*edit. 10?Lesser White Throat. Lath. Suppl. n. i86« — ■ • —■■— This fpecies has not been defcribed by Pennant in his BritifhZoology, nor is it certain that any preceding author has noticed itas a Britifh fpecies. The Rev. Mr. LightfoOt found it near Bulftrode* G % in PLATE LXXXVI. in Buckingham/hire, in May and June, and it is from a fpecimerjfound by him, and prefented to the late Duchefs of Portland, thatour figure is taken. The neft on which the bird is placed is com-pofed of dry bents mixed with wool, and l

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