. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . e-n^u TAc J 6i7cA-Jj£rL-£. <I7^ JVo0 7/-J^tf/^H:<r7l I i -n. ■ 7/tr ^////^/r 0^i-r ^ ( 43 ) The Turtle-Dove, Turtur, Numb. XLVIL T S Length, from the point of the Bill to the End of the Tail, was twelve Inches; its Breadth, when the Wings were extended twentyone Inches; its Bill flender; from the Tip to the Angles of the Mouthalmoft an Inch long, of a dusky blue Colour without, and red within;its Tongue fmall and not divided; the Irides of its Eyes between redand
. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . e-n^u TAc J 6i7cA-Jj£rL-£. <I7^ JVo0 7/-J^tf/^H:<r7l I i -n. ■ 7/tr ^////^/r 0^i-r ^ ( 43 ) The Turtle-Dove, Turtur, Numb. XLVIL T S Length, from the point of the Bill to the End of the Tail, was twelve Inches; its Breadth, when the Wings were extended twentyone Inches; its Bill flender; from the Tip to the Angles of the Mouthalmoft an Inch long, of a dusky blue Colour without, and red within;its Tongue fmall and not divided; the Irides of its Eyes between redand yellow: A circle of naked red the Eyes, as inmany others of this Kind. Its Feet were red; its Claws black; its Toes divided to the veryBottom; the inner Side of the. middle Claw thinned into an Edge. Its Head and the middle of its Back blue or cinereous of the Colour ofa common Pigeon; the Shoulders and the Rump of a fordid red;, theBreaft and Belly white ; the Throat tindured with a lovely^ vinousColour; each Side of the Neck was adorned with a Spot of beautifulFeathers, of a black Colour with white Tips; the exteriour quill Fea-thers of the Wings were
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