. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . • y/i<j ^^^^(/^^^z^ ^^^r^u^At /^i^T^i- /^;^^2^ C/i. ^/ie -^^a^yvq^. (^. o- {^e^z ^e/. ^/J7. <^l<i<^^^e^- J^- ^3 73^ ( S3 ) ^he Mountain Titts, Numb. LVII. T^HESE Birds are of the bignefs of the hkw HeadjL Titmoufe-j The Bill of the Cock was yellow, the Iri-des of the Eyes white; a long Stripe enclofed the Eye, andended in a Point tov/ards the Neck, the Head was blewifh,the upper part of the Neck, Breaft and Belly yellowifh;the Back, and fcapular Feathers
. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . • y/i<j ^^^^(/^^^z^ ^^^r^u^At /^i^T^i- /^;^^2^ C/i. ^/ie -^^a^yvq^. (^. o- {^e^z ^e/. ^/J7. <^l<i<^^^e^- J^- ^3 73^ ( S3 ) ^he Mountain Titts, Numb. LVII. T^HESE Birds are of the bignefs of the hkw HeadjL Titmoufe-j The Bill of the Cock was yellow, the Iri-des of the Eyes white; a long Stripe enclofed the Eye, andended in a Point tov/ards the Neck, the Head was blewifh,the upper part of the Neck, Breaft and Belly yellowifh;the Back, and fcapular Feathers of the Wings of a yellow-ilh brown: The quill and covert Feathers of a blewilh afhColour. The Tail was made up of twelve Feathers, their Mid-dles brown, the exterior Edges of a blewifh aih Colour;the Legs and Feet blew. The Bill of the Hen was blew, the Head, Back, Wingsand Tail were of a light brown Colour, the Throat white,the Breaft, Belly and Thighs of a pale yellowifti buff Co-lour, the Legs and Feet cinereous. Thefe Birds are foundin fome Parts of Germany and Italy. I drew them out ofthe Collection of Sir Thomas Lowther. The ( 54 )^he Black Cap and JVhite throat. Numb. LVIIl. I *HIS Bird is vei-y fmall
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