. Harmonia ruralis, or, An essay towards a natural history of British song birds : illustrated with figures the size of life, of the birds, male and female, in their most natural attitudes ... . as invented and firstput on record by Aldrovandus, and has been continu-ed by all writers on birds down to this time. But to return to the Sky-lark. The feathers on theback and rump are the same as on the head. Thequills are of a dusky black, edged with brown; thosenext the back are broad and long, reaching to the endof the first. The tail is of a dusky black, the feathershaving brown edges, except the
. Harmonia ruralis, or, An essay towards a natural history of British song birds : illustrated with figures the size of life, of the birds, male and female, in their most natural attitudes ... . as invented and firstput on record by Aldrovandus, and has been continu-ed by all writers on birds down to this time. But to return to the Sky-lark. The feathers on theback and rump are the same as on the head. Thequills are of a dusky black, edged with brown; thosenext the back are broad and long, reaching to the endof the first. The tail is of a dusky black, the feathershaving brown edges, except the outmost on each side,which have their outer webs white. The throat andcheeks are of a pale tawny brown ; the breast a darkerbrown, with black strokes tending downwards. Thelower part of the breast and the belly are of a duskywhite, except in old male birds, which are brownin those parts. The legs and feet are a brown orangecolour, the hind claw very long, and but little Butterfly is called Wood-Lady,^ the Caterpillarfeeds on Wild Rape, Ladysmock, &c.; changes to achrysalis in July, and flies the May following : hauntsrivulets and moist meadows. * Papilio Cardamines.
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