. The natural history of birds [microform] : from the French of the Count de Buffon. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. m t 390 J (ff^ii ill m m h h â. m.'^ i^i t . ⢠â â â â . â (. »i 1: i ;li \t til 'fi 'tv *;^' Iff ^l^iillr^'' The A G A M I * Buf. P/ophia Crepitans, Linn. Gitic!. and Borowfk. Cms P/opJmt, Pal!. Antillarum, BrifT. 1,'OiJeau Tyompetlf, Defer, Surin. The Goldbreajied Trumpeter, Lath. TO avoid ccnfufioi, wc fliall reftore to this bird the name oi ^Igurni, which it has ever received in its native region. In a preceding part of the prefent work, we were dec
. The natural history of birds [microform] : from the French of the Count de Buffon. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. m t 390 J (ff^ii ill m m h h â. m.'^ i^i t . ⢠â â â â . â (. »i 1: i ;li \t til 'fi 'tv *;^' Iff ^l^iillr^'' The A G A M I * Buf. P/ophia Crepitans, Linn. Gitic!. and Borowfk. Cms P/opJmt, Pal!. Antillarum, BrifT. 1,'OiJeau Tyompetlf, Defer, Surin. The Goldbreajied Trumpeter, Lath. TO avoid ccnfufioi, wc fliall reftore to this bird the name oi ^Igurni, which it has ever received in its native region. In a preceding part of the prefent work, we were deceived by the account of Father Dutertre, and have men- tioned it by the appellation of Caracara; but that term was beftoued by Marcgrave upon a bij'd of pi cy totally different from the Agami, NaturaJifb have entertained the moft oppofite opinions with regard to this bird. Dutertre fuppofes it to be a Pheafant ; Barrere reckons it a Wild Hen j l\:llas terms it a Crane; and Adanfon to insinuate that it is a large aquatic bird of the genus of the Lapwing, be- cauft: its knees arc prominent, and its hind-toe is placed a little higher than the three fore-toes, and hecaufe it appears the intermediate kind between the Jacana and the Kamichi, * It is called Tromprtero by the Spaniards of the province of Mavna;, md J^ami by the French at But. 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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