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Identifier: naturalhistoryof01albi (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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n M Richard Mead, M. D. F. R. S.Mr. John Maud, ChymijiWilliam Meadows, Bookfeller N The Right Honourable the Lord Vifcount Nu-ton. John Nicholas, Efq;William Nicholas, Efq; O Nathaniel Oldham, Efq; The Right Honourable John Lord PercivalThe Right Honourable the Lord PetreNathaniel Primat, Efq; R John Rich, Efq; Mr. Thomas Richardfon, Apothecary Thomas Robe, Efq; The Reverend Dr. Rundle J ?. Sir Edward Smith, Bart. The Right Honourable the Lady St. John John Stanhope, Efq; Sir Hans Sloane, Bart. M. D. F. R. S. Edward Southwell, E/q; Mrs. Sharp Albertus Seba of Amfterdam Alexander Seba William Sherard, LL.D. F.R.S, The Right Honourable the Earl of ThanetThe Right Honourable the Lord Tyrconnel,,The Right Honourable Thomas Lord TrevorT:he Right Honourable the Lady TrevorThe Honourable Gv&cc ThynnChomley Turner, Efq;George Thombrough, Efq;Pat. Thoroughgood, Efq; V Abraham Vandenhoeck and Comp. W The Right Honourable James Lord WalgraveJohn Willcox, Bookfeller :^ / . I/l-tfi, de/iMr ■
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-Btt/x^ Biiihzrrl. a^ ;J^u/ifiPi/c ^-1^ 7nrn/r/i.^a^^ () The Putfock or common Buzzard. Buteo. IT is of the BIgnefs of a young Tullet: Its Weight is 3 3 Ounces, Length from thetip of the Beak to the end of the Tail 22 Inches: Its Breadth when the Wings areextended 49 Inches and a half; the Head large, the Crown broad and flat, the Beakof a middle Size, hooked, and of a dark blue, a yellow Skin covers the upper Chap fromthe Root beyond the Noftrils; the corners of the Mouth are alfo of a yellow Colour :Its Tongue is thick, flefliy and blunt, as in the reft of the Hawk Kind: The Roof of theMouth hath in it a hollow equal to the Tongue. The Angle of the lower Chap is cir-cular, the Eyes are large, the Iridis of the Eye whitifh, with a fmall (hade of yel-low, and fometimes a (hade of red; the lower Eye-lid downy, the Membrane forNidation blue. The Colour of the upper Part of the Head, Back, Wings, and Tail are of a dark-brown approaching to black, with feveral light Spots on the Back and

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