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 (14769698493)

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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 ...

Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries

Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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s to his love. Anacreon, Ode 9, to Baihyllus. All PLATE CVII. All writers on Egypt mention the vaft number of Pigeons that arebred in ihat part of the world, where they proverbially conftitute agreat portion of the poor hufbandmans eftate. In Perfia alfo theyare bred in immenfe numbers. They are altogether a pleafing andufeful fpecies in whatever country they are domefticated*. In a wild ftate thefe Birds have two broods in a year; in a flate ofconfinement, fometimes three. They ufually lay two eggs at a time,and fit from fourteen to feventecn days before the young are hatched.They migrate in vaft multitudes into the fouth of England at theapproach of winter, and return again in fpring. They frequentwoody places, and commonly build in the hollows of decayed trees. * Their dung is ufed for tanning leather, is a vauabie manure for the land, and isemployed in medicine : formerly faitpetre was collected from it* It is ufed for manyspther purpofes by diftant nations.—Vide Latb* PLATE 10S

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PLATE CVIH. MOTACILLA LUSCINIA.NIGHTINGALE. Passeres,Bill conic, pointed. Noftrils oval, broad, naked, GENERIC CHARACTER. Bill flender, weak. Noftrils fmall. Exterior toe joined at theunder part, to the bafe of the middle one. SPECIFIC CHARACTER AND STNONTMS. Reddilh above, beneath dirty white. Tail red-brown. Motacilla Luscinia. Linn. Syfi. Sylvia Luscinia: rufb-cinerea fubtus cinereo-alba, rectricibusfufco-rufis, armillis cinereis. Lath. Ind. Orn, 2. 596. I.Sylvia Lufcinia. Scop. ann. I. No. IT).Nightingale, Rail Syn. p. 78. Will. Orru p. 220. pU 41. Albin. 3. fl 53. PLATE CVIIL Ruff. Akp. p. 7. Perm. Br. Zool. No. 1. 145. Ara. Zool. 2. p. 416. A. Lath. Gen. Syn. 4. 408. 1.—Suppl. 180.Le Roilignol. Belon. av. 335. Buff. 5. p. 81. /. 6. /. 1.—PI. enl. 615. 2<Slauz. Scopoli. No. 227.Nachtergahl. Faun. Suec. Sp. 244.Nattergale. Brun.Nachtigall. Frifch. 1. 21.Au-vogel, Auen-nachtigall. Kram. 376.Rufignulo. Zinan. 54. The Nightingale is very common in England, except in thenorther

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