. The natural history of birds [microform] : from the French of the Count de Buffon. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. I is M Vi « â > I .. r 142 3 The SPECKLED WIDOW. La Feuve Mouchelee, BufF. Ei:i!\-r:zn Princij>alis, Linn, and Gmcl. riilua Angdnifn, BriiF. Long-tiilcd Sparroiv, EJw. The yariegatcd Bunting, Lath. All the upper-part is fpcckled with black on an orange ground â¢, the quills of the wing and its great coverts are black, edged with orange ; the breafl: is of a lighter orange, without fpeckles; the fmall coverts of the wing are white, and form a broad tranfverfc ba
. The natural history of birds [microform] : from the French of the Count de Buffon. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. I is M Vi « â > I .. r 142 3 The SPECKLED WIDOW. La Feuve Mouchelee, BufF. Ei:i!\-r:zn Princij>alis, Linn, and Gmcl. riilua Angdnifn, BriiF. Long-tiilcd Sparroiv, EJw. The yariegatcd Bunting, Lath. All the upper-part is fpcckled with black on an orange ground â¢, the quills of the wing and its great coverts are black, edged with orange ; the breafl: is of a lighter orange, without fpeckles; the fmall coverts of the wing are white, and form a broad tranfverfc bar of that colour, which pre- dominates in all the lower-part of the body; the bill is of a lively red, and the legs flefli-coloured. The four long feathers arc of a deep black ; they conftitiite no part of the true tail, as might be fuppofcd, but form a fort of falle tail which leans on the firft. Thefe long feathers are caft in rt^oultlng, but quickly replaced ; which is com- mon in mofl birds, though rather unufual in the Widows. W^hen thcfe feathers have acquired tlicir full length, the two middle ones project five inches and a half beyond the lower tail, and the two others an inch lefs. The quills of the lower or true tail are of a dull brown; the fide ones edged exteriorly with a lighter colour, and marked within with a white fpot. This bird is of the fize of the Dominican Widow ; its bill is of a bright red, fliorter than that;. 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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