A natural history of birds - illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life (1731) (14725522956)

Identifier: naturalhistoryof02albi (find matches)

Title: A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life

Year: 1731 (1730s)

Authors: Albin, Eleazar, fl. 1713-1759 Derham, W. (William), 1657-1735 Dwight, Jonathan, 1858-1929, former owner. DSI Tucker, Marcia Brady, former owner. DSI

Subjects: Birds Birds

Publisher: London : Printed for the author and sold by William Innys in St. Paul's Church yard, John Clarke under the Royal-Exchange, Cornhill, and John Brindley at the King's Arms in New Bond-Street

Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries

Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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er of flag Feathers in each Wing is nineteen, of which the fifth andfixth are the longcft; the farcel or pinion Feather is very fhort, and not greater thanthofe of the fecond Row. The Tail is made up of ten Feathers, of which the outmoft are fhotteft, the refton both fides gradually longer to the two middlemoft, which are the longeft of all;the Ends of thefe Feathers are ftiff, (harp pointed bending inward, about feven Incheslong, upon which in climbling Trees they lean and fupport tlieir Bodies. The Legs are feathered on their fore Part almoft down to their Feet, behind noftirther than the Knees; the Feet are of a lead Colour; the Claws ftrong and large,except that of the lefter back Toe. The Gall of a dark green;. the Tefticles yellowifh; the Guts feventcen Incheslong, great and lax; the Stomach alfo lax and membranous, full oi Hexapods andJlnts. It wants the Appendices, or blind Guts as the reft of this Tribe. Tkis Bird?.1 faw in the Colk<flion of Sir Thomas Lowther. £^?t Tht V

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