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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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RILA. SCAUP DUCK. Anseres. -GENERIC CHARACTER. Bill convex, obtufe, the edges divided into lamellate teeth; tonguefringed, obtufe: three fore toes connected, the pofterior onefojitary. SPECIFIC CHARACTER AND SYNONYMS. Black: fhoulders waved cinereous: belly and fpot on the wingswhite, male. Ferruginous brown, fpot on the wing abdomen, headand ring at the bafe of the bill whiiejfmale. Anas Marila: nigra, humeris cinereo-undulatis, abdomine fpe- culoque alari albis. Ma/. ASf. AngL 62. p. 415.Gmel. 509. 8.—Fufco ferruginea, fpeculo alarumabdomine capitifque annulo ad roftri bafin albisf FmJ Lath, Ind. Orn. 85S. 54, Scaup \ PLATE CLXVI. Scaup Duck. PFllL Om. p. 365. Hay. av. p, 14£. A, 6. Lath* Syn. 3, 2. p. 600, «. 49. Length about twenty inches. The Scaup Duck is a generalinhabitant of the colder regions, of Europe, the north of Afia andAmerica t feeds chiefly on aquatic infers and the teftaceous animalaof the frefli waters, and migrates to warmer climates in winter. \ V / PLATE 16/
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I PLATE CLXVIL FEDICEPS HEBRIDICUS. BLACK-CHIN GREBE. Anseres.GENERIC CHARACTER. Bill ftraigbt, acute, noftrils linear, lores naked: tongue fomewhatbifid: tail obfolete: legs comprefled with a double feries of denta-tions behind; toes furniflied on eaeh fide with a broad plain meni-ibranCf SPECIFIC CHARACTER AND STNONFMS. Head fmooth, body blackifh: belly cinereous intermixed withfilvery: chin of the male black, throat ferruginous.CoLYMBUS Heeridicus: capite laevi, mento nigro, gutture ferrugineo, abdomine cinereo et argenteo. Gmel.Linn, SyJ), Nat, T. 1. p, 2, 594. 58.PODICEPS Hebridicus: nigricans, gula nigra, jugulo ferru-gineo, 6 PLATE CLXVIL gineo, abdomine cinereo argenteo vario. LathtGen. Syn.6. Q>92.Black-chin Grebe. Pern, Br. Z09I. 2. 221./. 79. With the fingle exception of the Red-neck Grebe figured in the€th volume of this work, the bird before us may be efteemed therareft of the tribe found in Britain ; and none among the numberwhich altogether includes feven kinds, ca

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