. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . nefs of the common blackand -whitt Water-Wagtail; its Bill is black, ftreight,llender and iharp pointed ; its Eyes grey, both upper andunder Eye-lids white, moreover above the Eye is a whiteLine extended; the Top of the Head and upper Part ofthe Body is alh-coloured; the Rump of a dusky yellow;the Head (which in Proportion to the Body) is fmalland comprefled; the wing Feathers black, their exteriourEdges white, croffed in the middle of the Wings with aJLine of white; the Chin and
. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . nefs of the common blackand -whitt Water-Wagtail; its Bill is black, ftreight,llender and iharp pointed ; its Eyes grey, both upper andunder Eye-lids white, moreover above the Eye is a whiteLine extended; the Top of the Head and upper Part ofthe Body is alh-coloured; the Rump of a dusky yellow;the Head (which in Proportion to the Body) is fmalland comprefled; the wing Feathers black, their exteriourEdges white, croffed in the middle of the Wings with aJLine of white; the Chin and Throat white with a faintyellow Caft; the Breaft and Belly yellow. The Tail is made up of twelve Feathers very long, theoutmoft on each Side is all white; the two next white onthe infide and blackifh on the out, the lix middlemoft allover blackifli. The Legs (which are long) and the Feet (which arerough) were of a redifh Colour; the Claws black; theHen was of the fame Colour of the Cock, the white onthe Throat and deep yellow on the Rump Food is Flies, Beetles, and other Infeds. ^&ii^^J^ TU.
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