Identifier: naturalhistoryo101819dono (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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of various parts of Europe, being foundas far north as Iceland, and to the fuuth, according to Kolben, evento the Cape of Good Hope. They, preferring as it appears the moretemperate climates, frequent the entrance of rivers about the fea coafts,where they build in lofty trees; the female lays three or four eggs thefize of thofe of a hen, and of a white colour fpeckled with red. Theyare faid to be very noify in the breeding feafon, and to feed on frogs,fnakes, and fifti, teftaceous animals, and plants: grafs, weeds, and theundigefted remains of the common ftickleback have been found in theftomach on diffe6lion. The fielh is of a remarkably deep colour, but is reputed favoury,and without any fifhy tafte. The latter circumftance we (hould how-ever conclude, muft depend upon the nature of its food for fometimeprevious to its capture, for when it has been conftrained to fubfift forany confiderable period upon fifti it is fcarcely to be doubted that thefiefti will imbibe that flavour. PLATE
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PLATE CCXXXV. CUGULUS CANORUS, jun.COMMON CUCKOW, young, PiCiE. GENERIC CHARACTER, Bill fmoolh, a little curved: nollrils furroiinded by a fmall rim:tongue fagittate or arrow fliaped, fliort, and pointed : feet formed forclimbing. SPECIFIC CHARACTER AND SYNONYMS. Cinereous; beneath vyhitifli, tranfverfely ftreaked with brown : tailrounded, blackifb, and dotted with white. Young* Body above fufcous, the margin of the feathers white:beneath banded with white and fufcous. CucULUS Canorus: cinereus, fubtus albidus fufco tranfverfimftriatus, cauda rotundala nigricaule albo pun6lata.Lath. Ind. Orn. 9,07 > LVol. X. H Cuculus PLATE CCXXXV. Cuculus Canorus: cauda roiiindata nigricante albo-pun6tata. Linn,Faun. Suec, 96.—Scop. Ann. I. p. Ai^. n, 48.ISlozem, NederL Fogel. t. 6\, II Cuculo, Olin uc. t, p. 38. Coucou, Buff. VI. p. 305.—PL Enl. 811. The plumage of the Cuckow in its early ftate of growth is fo verydifferent from that of the adult bird, that we are entirely perfuadedno one unc

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