. The natural history of British birds, or, A selection of the most rare, beautiful and interesting birds which inhabit this country : the descriptions from the Systema naturae of Linnaeus : with general observations, either original or collected from the latest and most esteemed English ornithologists : and embellished with figures, drawn, engraved, and coloured from the original specimens . a-lent j but among modern naturalifts, none except Scopoli feems in-clined to credit fuch an opinion. The female makes no neft, but lays her eggs on the bare are ufually two in number, of a wh
. The natural history of British birds, or, A selection of the most rare, beautiful and interesting birds which inhabit this country : the descriptions from the Systema naturae of Linnaeus : with general observations, either original or collected from the latest and most esteemed English ornithologists : and embellished with figures, drawn, engraved, and coloured from the original specimens . a-lent j but among modern naturalifts, none except Scopoli feems in-clined to credit fuch an opinion. The female makes no neft, but lays her eggs on the bare are ufually two in number, of a whitifh hue, and marbledwith brown. This is a very confined genus. Latham enumerates, includinghis fupplementary volume, but feventeen fpecies, and of thefe wefind only our prefent fubjett, mentioned as a native of Europe. Itappears to be an inhabitant of every country on the continent, butis very fparingly diffufed in fome parts, and no where common : itis alfo faid to inhabit Africa and AJia. Sonnerat met with one on thecoaft of Coromandel. With us it is a bird of paffage, and arrives#bout the latter end of May. It entirely difappears in the northern parts PLATE LXVII. parts of the kingdom in Augufl, but does not quit the fouthern partstill September. The fize of this fpecies is ten inches and a half, breadth twentytwo inches and a half, weight two ounces and three quarters, FLAT E 68. PLATE LXVIIL PODICEPS GREBE. A N S E R E S. Bill obtufe, covered with a thin membrane,. broad, gibbous belowthe bafe, fwelled at the apex. Tongue flefhy. Legs naked. Feetwebbed, or finned. GENERIC CHARACTER. Bill ftrong, flender, ftiarp pointed. Noftril linear. Lorebafe of feathers. Body deprefled. Feathers thick, fmooth andglofly. No Tail. Wings fhort. Legs placed far behind, muchcomprefled, and doubly at the back part. Toes furnimed on eachfide with a broad plain membrane *. SPECIFIC CHARACTER AND STNONTMS. Above black brown. Beneath filvery white. Feathers of the Headlong, an
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