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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 duabus extimis macula alba cuneata,Gmeh Linn. Syjl, Nat. T, 1. p, 2. w. 879. Emberiza Cirlus: fupra varia, fubtus lutea, peflore maculato, fuperciliis luteis, reftricibus duabus, extimismacula alba cuneata. Lath, Ind, Orn, T, \ , p. 1.p, 401. Emberiza S&piARiA. Brl/s, 3, ^63» ^, Le PLATE CLXI. Le Bruant Laye, Buff. 4. p, Z4^^.^Pl, EtiL 65S.f. 1,CiRL Bunting. Lath, Syn. 3,p. 190.2 B, The Cirl Bunting is a bird not very uncommon in various coun«^tries of the fouth of Europe, but which till a very late period,remained unknown as an inhabitant of this country. With us itfeems to be very local, and confined exclufively to the moft foutherndiflrifts. From its clofe affinity to the Yellow Bunting, or as it ismore ufually called the Yellow Hammer, it may be eafily millakeriby the fuperficial obferver for that fpecies. It is, neverthekfs^diflini^;. The natural food of this bird confifts of worms and infe^ls astveli as the feeds of various plants. Length fix inches and a half. FLATl 162
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4 PLATE CLXII. TRINGILLA LINARIA ;3,TWITE.Passeres.GENERIC CHARACTER,Bill conic, ftraight and pointed. SPECIFIC CHARACTER AND SYNONYMS. Above varied, beneath reddifli, abdomen whitifli: eye-brows andband on the wings pale rufous : crown and rump red.Fringilla Linaria: fupra varia, fubtus rufefcens, abdomine albido, fuperciliis fafciaque alarum rufefcentibus,vertice uropygioque rubris. Lath. Ind. Orn>459. 83.Twite. Alhln, 3. /. 74.Lev, Muf, The Twite was formerly confidered as a variety of the mountainLinnet *, and at a later period has been placed with doubt as a variety * The Mountain Linnet itfelf has borne fucceflivsly the fpecific names piplaus andmontium. Vol. VII. K of PLATE CXLIL Q^ the lefler Linnet. We are aware that much confufion has, ancjHill continues to prevail among the Linnet tribe, we can howeverventure to fpeak precifely as to the bird before us being the Twiteof the Leverian Mufeum, and therefore the individual bird defcribedby Dr. Latham and feveral other writer

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