. The natural history of British birds, or, A selection of the most rare, beautiful and interesting birds which inhabit this country : the descriptions from the Systema naturae of Linnaeus : with general observations, either original or collected from the latest and most esteemed English ornithologists : and embellished with figures, drawn, engraved, and coloured from the original specimens . rnifhedwith a creft; for in fuch the females in many cafes have not eventhe rudiment of one. He fays alfo, on the authority of , that the Dun-Diver is infinitely more common in Cum-lerland than
. The natural history of British birds, or, A selection of the most rare, beautiful and interesting birds which inhabit this country : the descriptions from the Systema naturae of Linnaeus : with general observations, either original or collected from the latest and most esteemed English ornithologists : and embellished with figures, drawn, engraved, and coloured from the original specimens . rnifhedwith a creft; for in fuch the females in many cafes have not eventhe rudiment of one. He fays alfo, on the authority of , that the Dun-Diver is infinitely more common in Cum-lerland than the Goofander, at leaft ten or fifteen of the firft, to oneof the laft. And he farther adds in the Supplement, I havebeen lately informed by Dr. Hey/ham, that he fome time fince dif-fered two Dun-Divers, the one weighing about two pounds: thisproved a female; the eggs numerous, and appearing very diftinc~LThe other bird being much larger, weighed full three creft in this was longer than that of the other, and the belly!of a bright buff colour. This proved, on difleclion, a male. * The fpecimen Mr. Latham defcribes was killed on the coaft of Suffolk ; it was nobigger than the Smew, but agreed in the general colour of its plumage with the Dutt-Diver, except the neck, which had a greater mixture of afh-colour, and that it had apale flreak between the noftrils and eye. PLATE 50. PLATE L. EMBERIZA BUNTING. Passe conic, pointed. Noftrils oval, broad, naked. GENERIC CHARACTER. Bill conic, angular on each fide; a hard knob within the uppermandible. SPECIFIC CHARACTER AND STNONTMS. Head and upper part of the body olive brown, with black yellow-white. Wing and Tail feather? edged with palerufous. Legs pale brown. Emberiza Miliaria. Linn. Syjl. i. p. 308, 5. Faun. Suec. N6 Alba. Gefn. av. Bunting. Rail Syn. p. 93. Albin. 2. pi. Br. Z00L I. p0 324. Gen, Syn. 3. p. 171. 8,Le Proyer, Prier, ou Pruyer
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