. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . eaft, Belly and Thighs white. The quill Fea- thers in each Wing are about twenty fix, of which the iirftor outermofh are black; in the fourth the middle Part of theouter Edges is white, the white Part in the five followingbeing enlarged gradually ; the outermoft of the fecond Rowof Wing Feathers are alfo black; the Tips of thofenext afterthe fourth are white, and the Edges too after the tenth; ofthe third Row the foremoft ten are black with white Tips ;the Tail is three Inches lo
. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . eaft, Belly and Thighs white. The quill Fea- thers in each Wing are about twenty fix, of which the iirftor outermofh are black; in the fourth the middle Part of theouter Edges is white, the white Part in the five followingbeing enlarged gradually ; the outermoft of the fecond Rowof Wing Feathers are alfo black; the Tips of thofenext afterthe fourth are white, and the Edges too after the tenth; ofthe third Row the foremoft ten are black with white Tips ;the Tail is three Inches long, not forked, varied with tranf-verfe Bars or Beds of black and white. Its Bill is black,above an Inch long, like to the reft of this kind; the Tonguenot cloven, the back Toe very fmall, and the fore Toes join-ed by a Membrane at the Beginning of their Divarication ;that between the middle and innermoft lefltr ; the Feet areof a fordid green, and the Claws little and black: It hath aGall. The Flefli alfo of this Bird is very tender, favouryand delicate, and in no iefs Efteem than that of the former. n< 7L. ^/rtn^del. T^/ufza/i^j Cinf/f^a- 2^Ae t^re^//^/(ne^ T?
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