Identifier: britishzoology01penn (find matches)
Title: British zoology
Year: 1776 (1770s)
Authors: Pennant, Thomas, 1726-1798
Subjects: Zoology -- Great Britain
Publisher: Warrington, Printed by W. Eyres, for B. White, London
Contributing Library: MBLWHOI Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MBLWHOI Library

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. 85.Charhon ex. 91.Dlefchk. Scopolif No. 201.^i/w. flT?. 188. The male. Le Grofbec. Brijfon av. III. 219.PL enl. 99, 100.Loxia coccothrauftes. Lin.fyfl, 299.Stenkneck. Faun. Suec.fp. 222.Kernbeis, NufbeifTer. Kram. 365-Kirfchfinch (Cherry-finch). Fri/ch, I. 4.Brunnich. in append.Br. Zool. 105. plate U. F. i. D f s C R1 p. THE birds we defcribe were fhot in Shropfljire:they vifit us only at uncertain times, and arenot regularly migrant. They feed on berries;and even on the kernels of the flrongefl ftones,fuch as thofe of cherries and almonds, which theycrack with the greateft facility: their bills are welladapted to that work, being remarkably thick andftrong. Mr. Williighhy tells us, they are commonin Germany and Italy -, that in the fummer they livein woods, and breed in hollow trees, laying fiveor fix eggs; but in the winter they come down in-to the plains. This fpecies weighs near two ounces: its lengthis feven inches; the breadth thirteen : the bill is of 2 fun- pi.:xLrx:. ^i^y/;
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PiifE CtRosbeak: Class II. PINE GROSBEAK. 317 a funnel fhape; ftrong, thick, and of a dull palepink color; at the bafe are fome orange coloredfeathers : the irides are grey : the crown of the headand cheeks of a fine deep bay : the chin black:from the bill to the eyes is a black line: the breadand whole under fide is of a dirty flefh color: theneck alh-colored : the back and coverts of thewings of a deep brown, thofe of the tail of a yel-Jowifh bay : the greater quil-feathers are black,marked with white on their inner webs. The tailis fhort, fpotted with white on the inner fides.The legs flefh color. The great particularity of this bird, and whatdiftinguifhes it from all others, is the form of theends of the middle quil-feathers-, which Mr. Ed-wards juftly compares to the figure of fome ofthe antient hattk-axes: thefe feathers are gloffedover with a rich blue; but are lefs confpicuous in .the female: the head in that fex is of dull olive,tinged with brown; it alfo wants the black fpot

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