. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . WmM,.,Ji III . / / ».. 5^ Irtac^ ^hrr-A . (jfidTTica. n^^^1b. eSle^2/z^r^/^^^^ ^e^. Jef- J(f i ° ^ . / ( 77 ) l^he black Stork. Numb. LXXXII,- THIS Bird is equal to the white Stork^ defcribed in Vol,the fecond^ Numb. 64 .• Its Head, Neck, Back andWings are blackilh, with a certain Glofs or Mixture ofgreen, not unlike the Cormorant j its Breaft, Belly andThighs are v/hite, the Bill green, in fome red, which Ibelieve to be the Cocks. The Lep-s are long and bare above Knee; the Memb
. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . WmM,.,Ji III . / / ».. 5^ Irtac^ ^hrr-A . (jfidTTica. n^^^1b. eSle^2/z^r^/^^^^ ^e^. Jef- J(f i ° ^ . / ( 77 ) l^he black Stork. Numb. LXXXII,- THIS Bird is equal to the white Stork^ defcribed in Vol,the fecond^ Numb. 64 .• Its Head, Neck, Back andWings are blackilh, with a certain Glofs or Mixture ofgreen, not unlike the Cormorant j its Breaft, Belly andThighs are v/hite, the Bill green, in fome red, which Ibelieve to be the Cocks. The Lep-s are long and bare above Knee; the Membraneconnedliing the Toes reaches as far as the iirft Joint on theoutfide of the Foot, not on the infide ^ the young oneswhen they want Meat make a Noife not unlike Herons jin the Stomach of one diile(9:ed were found feveral largeFrogs not digefted, and feveral Bones of Frogs. The Birds frequent Fens, Lakes, and Sea Shores 5 intothele Waters they run, intent upon their Prey, fometimesdiving under Water, maintaining themfelves by fifliing^ itsFlelh hath a very unfavoury and filhy Tafte. All Storks make a chattering or fnapping noif
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