. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . f/?UiJt^ /ri^cccc T/ie J^^/fl/i 07 Ctnil^rnc S>o. Lcn(u?i/nJ Lr?r^€}2/^?ia/c/i TAe CtcA 67ren/an^ Do^^ ( 73 )The Greenland Dove-Cock. Numb. LXXX. THIS is Bird like the Coulternel but lefs; its Bill longer,not compreffed fideways, fliarp-pointed, a little crook-ed at the End, and prominent; the Eyes black, the Iridesyellow; it hath a large white Spot on the covert Feathersof each Wing, elfe it is all over black, of the Colour ofthe Coot. In each Wing was twenty feven Quill-Feat
. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . f/?UiJt^ /ri^cccc T/ie J^^/fl/i 07 Ctnil^rnc S>o. Lcn(u?i/nJ Lr?r^€}2/^?ia/c/i TAe CtcA 67ren/an^ Do^^ ( 73 )The Greenland Dove-Cock. Numb. LXXX. THIS is Bird like the Coulternel but lefs; its Bill longer,not compreffed fideways, fliarp-pointed, a little crook-ed at the End, and prominent; the Eyes black, the Iridesyellow; it hath a large white Spot on the covert Feathersof each Wing, elfe it is all over black, of the Colour ofthe Coot. In each Wing was twenty feven Quill-Feathers;the Legs and Feet were of a beautiful red Colour; I foundthis to be a Cock by diffedling of him. The Bill of the Hen is of a jet black, and like that ofthe Cock; the Irides of the Eyes yellow ; the Head, Neck,Back, covert Feathers of the Wings and Tail are of a duskyblack, the Quill Feathers more dilute. The whole under fide of the Belly, as far as the lowerpart of the Neck, and under the Wings white. The Eegs and Feet are of an alli-colour ; the Toes arewebbed together; thefe Birds want the back Toe; theybuild in the Holes of R ocks and lay two Eggs, and
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