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 (14565871559)

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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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een at all feafons; in France andGermany, which countries they inhabit likewife, they are migratory.In Sweden and Denmark they are pretty conftant inhabitants. Thefpecies occurs alfo in the weftern part of Siberia, and a fuppofedvariety extends as far as Perfia. In a wild ftate, the haunts of this bird are the moil retired placesamong rocks, or ruined edifices, in the cavities of which they con-llruft their nefts : occafionally they build in trees, but not commonly*Their eggs, from five to fix in number, are of a paler colour, andhave a fmaller number of fpots, than the hooded crow. This fpecies feeds on infeQs, grain, and feeds. It is of a dociledifpofition, and may be eafily rendered tame, but invariably retains itspilfering inclinations even in a ftate of domeftication. The note ofthis bird is very peculiar:—an ejaculation of the words Jakdaw,Jakdaw, not indiftin£lly articulated, and repeated at regular intervals ;ibis note is often heard while the bird is on the wing. PLATE /3/
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PLATE CXXXL PERDIX RUFA. RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE. Gallin^e. GENERIC CHARACTER. Bill convex, and llrong : noflrils with a prominent margin : ©rbitlpapillous: legs naked, and moflly armed with a fpur. SPECIFIC CHARACTER AND SYNONYMS. Legs and bill fanguineous: chin white, furrounded with a blackband, and fpotted with white. Perdix RUFA. Laih, Ind, Orn, 647. n, U. Tetrao rufus: pedibus rollroque fanguineis, gula alba cmB.A fafcia nigra albo-pun6lata. Kram* el. n. S57. n, 5,Tetrao rufus; reftricibus cinereis, fuperiore medietate hinc inde rufis. Linn. Fn. Suec. 171.Perdix grasca. Briff. av. 1. p. 241. n. U. t. ^3.f. i,Bartavelle. Buff. Hift. Nat. .2. p. 450.Red Partridge. Albm.av.l.p.^l.. Greek Partridge, or Great Red Partridge. WUL Orn,p. 169. This PLATE CXXXL This is a bird of considerable beauty, and is found in fucb vafiabundance in the ifland of Guernfey, as to have obtained the appel-lation of Guernfey Partridge. Birds of the f^me fpecies have beenalfo (hot in a wild ftate on the coaf