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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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PLATE CLXXI VELVET DUCK. J Anseres. GENERIC CHARACTER. Bill convex, obtufe, the edges divided into lamellate teeth: tonguefringed, obtufe : three fore toes conne6ted, the pofterior one folitary* SPECIFIC CHARACTER AND SYNONYMS. Black: lower eye-lid and fpot on the wing white.Anas Fusca: nigricans, palpebra inferiore, fpeculoque alarum alb is. Linn, Fn, Suec. 109, GmeL Syjl, Nat.507. 6. Great Black Duck. Ray, Orn. p, 141. A, 4. PVilL Orn. p, 363, /. 70. VsLVET Duck. Lat/?, Gen, Syn. 3. 2, p. 48^. «. 37. Allied to the Scoter Duck but is more rare. Length twentyinches. PLATE 6
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1>L AT E CLXXIL TRINGA HYPOLEUCOS*COMMON SANDPIPER/ GRALL^i GENERIC CHARACTER. Bill roundifh and as long aS the head : noftrlls fmall and linear:tongue (lender; feet four toedj the poflerior toe of one jointjraifed from the grounds SPECIFIC CHARACTEk AND SYNONYMS. Bill fmooth: legs livid 5 body cinereous with black flripes, be-neath white, Tringa Hypoleucus t roftro lasvi, pedibus, lividis, corpora cinereo lituris nigris, fubtus albo. Linn, Fn„Suec. Uh^Gmel. Syjl. Nul. 678. 14. Common Sandpiper. La/h, Syn*6. 178, Length feven inches and a half: lays its eggs in fand banks; thefeare four or five in number, and of a dirty yellowifh colour withpale fpots. Inhabits Europe and America. VoL.YIL N INDEX \ INDEX TO VOL. VIL ARRANGEMENT ACCORDING TO THE SYSTEM OF LINNiEUS. O R D E R I. ACCIPITRES. Plate Strix Pulchella, Smaller Pencilled, or Sibe-7RiAN Eared Owl. • - • j O R D ER II.PIC^. Certhia Familiaris, Tree Creeper - - 15; ORDER IILANSERES. Anas Histrionica, Harlequin Duck - - 1

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