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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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ipe is abundantly diffufed throughout every partof the known globe. In England, the fpecies is common in thefens and fwampy places, during the winter; but after the early part offpring they difappear; fome, it is believed, migrating, and othersretiring to the higher or more mountainous fituations, where it isfound during the whole fummer feafon. It is ftated, on the authorityof Dr. Heyfham, that the Snipe, as well as the Jack Snipe, arefound throughout the year in the hilly parts of Cumberland j and,according to Barrlngton, they never quit the fens of Lincolnftiire^Wolmar Foreft, and Bodmin Downs. Its food confifts of woims,infe^ls, and fmall fnails. The neft of the common Snipe is frequently found in the fensand mardies: it is conipofed of dried plants, intermixed with a fewfeathers ; and the eggs, which are from four to five in number, areof an oblong form, and fordid olive colour, marked with dulkyfpots. The length of this bird is about twelve inches^; its weight four ounces* PLATE
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PLATE CLXXXII. PELECANUS GRACULUS. SHAG. Anseres. GENERIC CHARACTER. Bill ftraight, hooked at the point, and furnilhed with a nail:noilrils an obliterated (lit: face rather naked: legs equally balancingthe body : all the four toes palmated. SPECIFIC CHARACTER AKb sTJsiujsrms. Tail rounded: body black, beneath fufcous; tail feathers twelve, Pelecanus Graculxis: cauda rotundata, corpora nigro fubtusfufco, reftricibus duodecim. Lynn. Fn. Sv. 14(5.Brunn.n. 121.—GmeL51^, 4. Phalacrocorax minor. BrijJ, av. 6. p* 516. n. 2. Corvus Aquaticus. Alhin, av, 2. j?. 74. ^ 81. Petit Cormoran, ou Nigaud. Buff. H?Ji. Oif, 319, Shagge, or Crane. Raj. av. p. V23. A. 4. Will, Orn. p. 320. t 63. Shag, PLATE CLXXXIt Shag. ArB. ZooL 2. p. 581. w. 50S. Lath. Gen, Syn. 111. 2. p. 593. w. 14* The Shag is an inhabitant of the northern parts of Europe: itoccurs on the fea coafts of the Britifli ifles, and alfo thofe of Holland^Sweden, Norway, and Iceland. There is one variety of it found inCayenne and the Cari

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