. The natural history of birds [microform] : from the French of the Count de Buffon. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. [ 143 ] The W I G E O N, Lfe Canard Siffleur, et Le Ving-eon, 0« GlNGEON. BuJ/',* jlncs Penelope. Linn. Gmel. QeA. and Aldror. Anai Fijiu'laris. Gelh. Aldrov, Klein, and Brifll Anai Barief?. ^be Wigco)!, IVUucer, or Whim, Will Alb. Pcnn. and Latk. A CLEAR, whiftliiig voice, which may be compared to the (hrill notes of a fife, diftinguifhes this duck from al the reft, whofe voice is hoarfe and ahiioll crc king -f*. As it whiftks on wing, and very fr
. The natural history of birds [microform] : from the French of the Count de Buffon. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. [ 143 ] The W I G E O N, Lfe Canard Siffleur, et Le Ving-eon, 0« GlNGEON. BuJ/',* jlncs Penelope. Linn. Gmel. QeA. and Aldror. Anai Fijiu'laris. Gelh. Aldrov, Klein, and Brifll Anai Barief?. ^be Wigco)!, IVUucer, or Whim, Will Alb. Pcnn. and Latk. A CLEAR, whiftliiig voice, which may be compared to the (hrill notes of a fife, diftinguifhes this duck from al the reft, whofe voice is hoarfe and ahiioll crc king -f*. As it whiftks on wing, and very frequently, it is often heard and difccvcrcd at a great diftance. It flies ufually in the evening, or even the night. It has a fprightlier air than the other ducks ; it is very nimble, and perpetually in motion. It is fmaller thin the common duck, and nearly equal to thj fliovdler. The bill is very fliort, not larger than that of the g >Ider;-eye; it is blue, and its tip is black : the plumage on the top of ^ i. e. The ivhlftUvg Duch, Vingeon and (both corrupted from the Engliih -J'tgcon). InGcrnian f/:iJ'-E>:te, or Fiang-Duck. •—ThcPenclcps of tl:e Greeks it\.m;: to have bf; n a kind otDuck ; but we cannot decide whether it v.;\s •. v\'i:r on or a pochard. f Sulcrne and Dampier miilook; uis voice for the ruftiing of theii wings. the. • I;.: iMf-. 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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