. Natural history of birds, fish, insects, and reptiles . Ploia--. FIG. Wu/er Sen. Coot. OF BIRDS, FISH, ^C. Jl *it the end, and a little hooked. The tongue^which fills all the lower chap of the bill, is tri-angular at the tip, horny underneath, and turnss. little up. The. feathers of the back and wingsare black, thick-set with transverse spots of ayellowish green colour; the breast is brown,spotted with yellowish green; and the bellywhite. It has no hind claw or spur. They are found in France^ Switzerland,Italy, and in most counties of England ; in allwhich places they are esteemed a choice d
. Natural history of birds, fish, insects, and reptiles . Ploia--. FIG. Wu/er Sen. Coot. OF BIRDS, FISH, ^C. Jl *it the end, and a little hooked. The tongue^which fills all the lower chap of the bill, is tri-angular at the tip, horny underneath, and turnss. little up. The. feathers of the back and wingsare black, thick-set with transverse spots of ayellowish green colour; the breast is brown,spotted with yellowish green; and the bellywhite. It has no hind claw or spur. They are found in France^ Switzerland,Italy, and in most counties of England ; in allwhich places they are esteemed a choice dish,their flesh being very tender, and of an exceed-ingly agreeable They feed chiefly upon worms; thoughsome authors have affirmed they live, like thegrasshopper, upon nothing but dew, their in-testine being almost always found empty. This bird was called Paradalis by the an-cients, from its beautiful spots, which some-v,hat resemble those of the leopard. There are few gentlemen that delight ingardens, but know how necessary and usefulthe lapwing and p
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