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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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d Bafs ifland in Scotland ; and the Farnifles on the coaft of Northumberland, and has been alfo feen on therocks in the north of CaernarvonflnrCj but rarely. To the northof Europe, as far as Greenland, this bird occurs in vaft numbers.The principal food is fifh, in purfuit of which it dives and fwimswith fmgular dexterity. Thefe birds have a mofl awkward gait inwalking ; in flight they appear mollly in pairs, the male accompanyingthe female. The length of this bird is about fourteen inches : the plumage verydeep black, with a white patch more or lefs obfcured with dufkyfpots, according to the age of the bird, and the legs fcarlet. Theplumage is alfo obferved to vary much in different feafons, aswell as in the younger birds, the black being often intermixed withdufky brown, and whitifh. Thefe birds breed in crevices of therocks in maritime fituations, and lay either one or two eggs, the fizQofthofe of the common hen, the colour white, with grey patches,and fpots of black. PLATE i<i3
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PLATE CXLV. STURNUS VULGARIS.COMMON STARLING. Passeres. GENERIC CHARACTER. Bill fubulate, angular, depreffed, bluntlfli; the upper mandibleentire, fomewhat open at the edges : noflrils furrounded with a pro-minent rim : tongue notched, pointed. SPECIFIC CHARACTER AND SYNONYMS.Bill yellowifli: body black, with white dots. Sturnus vulgaris : rollro flavefcente, corpora nigro punHisalbis. Linn. Fn. Suec. 213.—Gmel. Linn, Syji,Nat. t.i.p. 2.p, 801. 1. Sturnus. Gefn. av. TiT. Aldr. Orn. 2. p. 631. Storno. 01 ucc. t. 18. Etourneau. Buff. HiJI. Nat, S.p. 176. /. U, Stare, or Starling. Ray av. p, 67. n. 1.Brit. Zool 1. w. 104.. VoL.vi. O Th« PLATE CXLV. The common Starling is from eight inches and a half to nine inchesin length ; the male rather larger than the female, and brighter in thecolours of the plumage ; the prevailing colour is blackilh, in fomeparts brov/n, very fplendidly glofled with purple, green, and gold,and fpotted nearly throughout with milky white. The Starling is a nativ

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