. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . Cne^rmz^ ^eoA ^rtmv^a??zA^ ^^ ^uiftea,. c>/eaza/r,y^t^ Q^e/. Kfeyi. g. i/j^. / ^77c^; OTVtz^^- ^rO^n^/^^K^ ^. a//k^ 0e/. y/jy. ( 59 )^e greater Br ambling. Numb. LXIII. IT is fomething bigger than the Lark: Its length fromthe point of the Bill to the end of the Tail is fix Inches,breadth, when the Wings were extended, thirteen Inches 5its Bill is half an Inch long of a horn Colour, the end ofthe Tongue is divided into Filaments j the top of the Headdufky with yellowifh an
. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . Cne^rmz^ ^eoA ^rtmv^a??zA^ ^^ ^uiftea,. c>/eaza/r,y^t^ Q^e/. Kfeyi. g. i/j^. / ^77c^; OTVtz^^- ^rO^n^/^^K^ ^. a//k^ 0e/. y/jy. ( 59 )^e greater Br ambling. Numb. LXIII. IT is fomething bigger than the Lark: Its length fromthe point of the Bill to the end of the Tail is fix Inches,breadth, when the Wings were extended, thirteen Inches 5its Bill is half an Inch long of a horn Colour, the end ofthe Tongue is divided into Filaments j the top of the Headdufky with yellowifh and white Spots;; the Back is of adufky yellow, with dark Spots and Shades ^ the Throat,Bread and fcapular part of the Wing of a light ChefnutColourj the Belly arid Thighs are white: the Quill-Fea-thers of the Wings are black, their exterior Edges of apale greenifh yellowy the Tips of the firft Row of Covertswhite, making a white Mark acrofs the Wing: It hath aforked Tail two Inches and a half long, made up of twelvedusky Feathers, their exterior Edges yellowifh 5 the Legs,Feet and Claws are black, the back Claw the longeft, as inLarks. This Bird I had of a very curious Gentleman.
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