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
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luifh caR-: the featherson the head are black edged with afh color : thefides of the neck deep afh color: the throat markedin the middle with a brown line; bounded on eachfide with a white one : the back black borderedwith reddifh brown : the bottom of the bread is ofa fine blood red, which heighthens in color as thefpring advances : the belly white: the vent feathersyellowifh ; the fides under the wings fpotted withbrown: the quil feathers are dufky; the lower partof the nine firft white : the coverts incumbent onthem black; the others of a reddilh brown ; thelowed order tipt with a paler color: the tail is alittle forked, of a brown color, edged with white;the two middle feathers excepted, which are bor-dered with dull red. The females and young birdswant the red fpot on the bread; in lieu of that,their breads are marked with diort dreaks of brownpointing downwards: the females have alfo lefswhite in their wino-s. •&^ Thefe Il. l.IV ivy 13J ^-ui J GREATER AND LESSER RED POLLS.
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Myi^^: Class II. RED HEADED LINNET. Thefe birds are much efleemcd for their fong:they feed on feeds of different kinds, which theypeel before they eat: the feed of the linum or fiaxis their favorite foodj from whence the name ofthe linnet tribe. They breed among furze and white thorn: theoutfide of their neft is made with mofs and bents;and lined with wool and hair. They lay five whitidieggs, fpotted like thofe of the goldfinch. 343 Linaria rubra. Gefner av. 591.Fanello marino. Aldr. a^v. II. 360.Wil. orn. 260.Rail Jyn. av. 91.La grande Linotte des vignes. BriJJen a^v. III. 135.Fringilla cannabina. Lin.fyjl, 322. Scopoliy No. 219. Hampling. Faufi» Suec, /p.240. Torn-Irifk. Brunnichy 26^. HauefFerl, Hampfling. Kram,36S. Blut Hanfling (Bloody Lin-net). Frifchy I. 9. Br. Zool. no. 131. Red HEADED Linnet. THIS bird is lefs than the former: on the Descrip.forehead is a blood colored fpot; the refl ofthe head and the neck are of an afh color: thebread is tinged with a fine rofe color : the

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