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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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d and its very analogous fpecies. Linnaeus informs us in the Fauna Suecicay that in Sweden this fpecies PLATE CLXXXVIIL fpecies builds its nelt in fome low fhrub or hedge; and tliat the femalelays lix eggs, which are of a blue-green colour, and fpotted withblack *: it is obferved alfo, that the Redwing perches on high treesin the maple forefts in Sweden^ and has a fine note in fpring. ♦ We believe it may be aflerted with entire confidence, that the collection of the eggsof Britifh Birds in our poffeffion, is beyond comparifon, the moft perfe6l that ever hasbeen brought together; and as the introduftion of the eggs are confeffedly requifite totomplete the Natural Hiftory of our birds, the reader will be induced, we truft, to ap-prove our intention of introducing the figures of thefe in the moffc compendious form theJntereft of the fubjedl will admit, in a diftinctly feparate Supplement to the prefent Work.A genuine work on this interelting fubjedt is uuqueftionably much wanted. PLATf
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PLATE CLXXXIX,TRINGA PUGNAX, ftm.REEVE, OR FEMALE RUFRGralLwS:. GENERIC CHARACTER, Bill roundifti, as long as the head: noftrils fmall, linear: tongueilender: feet four-toed; the hind toe of one joint, and raifed fromthe ground. SPECIFIC CHARACTER AND SYNONYMS, Bill and legs red : three lateral tail feathers without fpots: face withflefli-coloured granulations. Fern. Pale brown; back fpotted with black: tail brown, the middlefeathers fpotted with black : breaft and belly pale. Tringa Pugnax. Linn, Syft, 1. p. 247- 1.—Jw. Sv, N« 175.—GmeL Syft, 1. p. 669.—XaM. Ind. Orn. 725. 1. Avis Pugnax. Aldr, Orn. 3. p. 523. t. 5Q.6. Combattant, ou Paon de Mer. Buff, 7*p» 521. 29> 30.—P/. EnL305. 306. Pavoncella, PLATE CLXXXIX. Pavoncella. Cet, uc, Sard, p, 253. Ruff and Reeve. fVilL fJngl.) p, 302. t, 56. JIMn, 1. t. 72.73. Lath, Syn, 5.p, 159. 1. In an early part of the prefent work we prefented our readers witha figure of the Male or Ruff*; the fubje6l now chofen is a varietyof the

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