. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . k at the Tip, the Tonguenot longer than the Bill, wherein it differs from the JVood-peckers^ yet hard and ftiff at the Point, and Iharp like aGoad 5 the Irides of the Eyes of a dark hazel Colour. The Throat, Breafh and Belly are white, the Head, Backand Wings of a fulvous red, inclining to a fox Colour, in-termixed with white and black Specks; the Tail confifts often Feathers only, as does the JVoodpeckers^ and is very long forthe bignefs of the Bird, Viz. two Inches and a half,
. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . k at the Tip, the Tonguenot longer than the Bill, wherein it differs from the JVood-peckers^ yet hard and ftiff at the Point, and Iharp like aGoad 5 the Irides of the Eyes of a dark hazel Colour. The Throat, Breafh and Belly are white, the Head, Backand Wings of a fulvous red, inclining to a fox Colour, in-termixed with white and black Specks; the Tail confifts often Feathers only, as does the JVoodpeckers^ and is very long forthe bignefs of the Bird, Viz. two Inches and a half, iharppointed, fhiff, of a duiky red, or rediih dun Colour. The Feet are of a light brown, the Legs (hort; the Feethave long Toes, all armed with very long, Iharp, whiteClaws, efpecially the back Toe, which it hath extraordina-ry long, like a Lark. It runs up the Bodies and Boughs of Trees, having itsFeet and Tail fitly difpofed for that purpofe. It is frequent in England^ and builds in the Hollows ofTrees, after the manner of Woodpeckers^ and lays a greatnumber of Eggs, fometimes not fewer than twenty. Thi -^7. f^he ^Jrc^, {j!rec^: (JeT^/u-a^. (^^^^■za^^^^ftn. ^lU.^/e/^.zS. ^jj^- %o.
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