Identifier: naturalhistoryof71816dono (find matches)
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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while in the Common Turtle it forms the fegment half of a circle, or is rather lunate. birds PLATE CXLIX. birds as fpecifically diftin6l. Indeed the only doubt that can pofliblyarife, muft refult from the differences that may be obfervable m theSpotted Necked Turtle in its various ftates of plumage; and this canfcarcely be fuppofed to affefl it fo materially as to change its plumageto that oF the Turtle-dove*! In its prefent afpe^l, there can exifl;we are perfuadcd, but one opinion upon the fubje^l, and that muHbe in confirmation of our firft conclufion, that the fpecies is diilin61. * We are fully aware that varieties of the Cominoa Turtle do exift, in which theplumage differs a little from our Englifh variety. The Portugal Turtle-Dove, one of theadmitted varieties, is, however, now fuppofed by fome to conftitute a different bird,and this may hereafter be the opinion with refpedt to athcr varieties. Vol. VII. C PLATE i5Q
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iP L A t E CL. MOTACILLA SIMPLEX.GREATER PETTYCHAPS. l^ASSERES. GENERIC CHARACTER. Bill fubuTate, ftraight; the mandibles nearly equal; noftrilsfcboval: tongue lacerated at the end. SPECIFIC CHARACTER AND SYNONYMS, Greenifh, fufcoiis, bereath ; and eyebrows whitlfh: quill anJlail feathers dufky brown. Sy LVIA HoRTEN SIS/3,: viridi-fufca fubtus fuperciliifque albida, remigibus redlricibufque fufco-obfcuris. Lath*,Ind Orn. T. 2. 507. 3. Sylvia Simplex Lath, Ind, Briti birds, Supph I. p, 587* Greater Pettychaps, ib. Pettyghaps^ Lath, Gen, Syn, T, 4. p, 413. S. Lewin Br^ Birds^ 3. /. 100. Walcot, Syn, 2, t, 230. Pettychaps Greater. Mont,Orn,Di/^, V,2.—Pettychaps, Greater Sylvia hovtenfis, Mont, Orn* Didl. Supph C 9. Ther^ « PLATE CL. There is an cxpreflion of the late Dr. Johnfon that applies, if wcmiftake not, with peculiar aptitude to the difcuffions which havetaken place among Ornithologifts, refpeding the warbler before us:they have literally tended to * elucidate the fpecies into

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