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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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s, fpotted with red-brown, thefize of thofe of a Pigeon, on the earth, in a ftony fituation, about themiddle of June J. * Latham-^Fenvant, f Tarn, x, p.2i6, J Latham. Authors PLATE XII. Authors agree that they are ftupid filly birds, and are fo tame as tobe drawn into any fnare j or fufFer themfclves to be taken by the hand;if the hen is killed the male will not forfake her. The Groenlanderstake them with noofes tied to a long line, which being carried by twomen is drawn over their heads. * Their food confifts of the buds of trees, young (boots of pine^heathy fruits^ and berries which grow on the mountains; on the con-tinent they feed on the Dwarf Birch and Black-berriid Heathy orfometimes on the various kinds of Liver^wort, They tafle fo like a Grous as to befcarcely diflinguifhed j likethe Grous they keep in fmall packs 5 but never like thofe birds takefhelter in the heath; but beneath loofe ftones. In winter they lie in heaps, in lodges which they form under thefnow. Pennant. PLATE
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PLATE XIIL PICUS MARTIUS.Great Black Woqdpecicer. PiCJE. Bill comprefled, convex. GENERIC CHARJCTER. Bill ftraitj flrong, angular, and connected at the end. Noilrilscovered with briftles refle6t:ed down. Tongue very long, ilender,cylindrlc, bony,, hard and jagged at the end. Toes tv/o forward, twobackward. Tail of ten hard, ilifF, fharp-pointed feathers. SPECIFIC CHARACTER. Bill afh colour, blending to black, whitifh on the fides. Irides yellow.Whole bird black except the crown on the head, which is vermilion.Legs lead colour; covered with feathers on the fore part half theirlength. Picus Martius. Linn. Syjl. i, p. 173. N° I. Scop. Ann. I. p. 46. N° 51, Brun. W 38.Pitus niger maximus. Rati. Syn. p. 42. i.Great Black Woodpecker. IVill. Orn. 135. pi. 21. Albin. 2. pi. 27. Afner. Zoo/, Loth, Gen. Syn. 11. p. 552. I. Jr^. Zool. II. p. 2j6. A. H Lc PLATE XIIL Le Pic Noir. Brlf. Onu IV. p. 21. N 6. Buf. Oif. VII. p, 41. pi 2.-~Male, PL enl596. Orn, de Salem, pi. 10./. 2.Schwartz Specht. F

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