. The natural history of birds [microform] : from the French of the Count de Buffon. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. MALABAR C A L A O. 145 oppears to us compofed of the features and movements of the Jay, the Raven, and the Magpie. Thefe refemblanccs have ftiuck moft obfei vers, and hence the bird has been called, the India Raven, the Horned Crow, The Horn d Pie of Ethiopia, The feathers on the head and neck were black, which it had the power of bridling, and they were often in that ftatc, as in the Jay ; thofe of the back and wings were alfo black, and all of them had a flight refl
. The natural history of birds [microform] : from the French of the Count de Buffon. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. MALABAR C A L A O. 145 oppears to us compofed of the features and movements of the Jay, the Raven, and the Magpie. Thefe refemblanccs have ftiuck moft obfei vers, and hence the bird has been called, the India Raven, the Horned Crow, The Horn d Pie of Ethiopia, The feathers on the head and neck were black, which it had the power of bridling, and they were often in that ftatc, as in the Jay ; thofe of the back and wings were alfo black, and all of them had a flight reflec- tion of violet and green : on fome of the coverts of the wings, there was an edging irregularly traced, and the feathers feemed bunched out like thofe of the Jay; the ftomach and belly were of a dirty white * among the great quills of the wings, which are black, the outer ones only are white at the point; the tail, which had begun to grow- again, confided of fix white quills black at the root, and four which were fpringing from their Ihafts entirely black 5 the legs are black, thick, and flrong, and covered with broad fcales; the nails, which were long, but not (harp, feemed calculated for holding and clenching. This bird hopped with both its feet at once, forward and fide- wife, like the Jay and Magpie, but did not walk. When at reft, its head feemed to VOL. VII. L recline tHii â¢<* X . '1 .r â I. :(; ;l. Inly ("i ;;i|J) â â ;â¢'. ., ,1. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de, 1707-1788. London : Printed for A. Strachan, and T. Cadell in the Strand, and J. Murray . ..
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