. 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 . 207.—Scop. Ann. 1. n. 177-—iimel. Nat. 769. 2.—Lath. Gen. %». Vol. 2. Columba gyratrix, var. Linn. Syjl. I. p. 28, 29. J) 2 A very PLATE CCVI. A very elegant variety of the Tu
. 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 . 207.—Scop. Ann. 1. n. 177-—iimel. Nat. 769. 2.—Lath. Gen. %». Vol. 2. Columba gyratrix, var. Linn. Syjl. I. p. 28, 29. J) 2 A very PLATE CCVI. A very elegant variety of the Tumbler Pigeon, named, from thedelicate whitenefs of its plumage, the Silver Tumbler. Thefe birds have been called from the early times of Ray and Pe-truver, the Tumbler Pigeon, alluding to the peculiarity of this varietytumbling repeatedly while flying in the air. This is effected bythrowing themfelves backwards and falling again on their breaft andexpanded wings. Buffon enumerates many varieties of the Domeftic Pigeon, and foalfo Linnaeus and Latham, all which are diftinguifhed by fome pe-culiarity either of their plumage, habits, or manners of life. TheTumblers are a lingular kind, and fome of the varieties bear an enor-mous price: the Almond Tumbler, Dr. Latham fays, is fo highly va-»Jued, that the fum of eighty guineas has been given for a fingle bird. ! loo) ifh jtw FLATE. »y A PLATE EXCUBITOR, SHRIKE, fern. ACCIPITRES. 1 GENERIC CHARACTER. Bill ftraightilh, with a tooth on each mandible near the tip, thefeafe naked: tongue jagged at the end. SPECIFIC C HARACTER AND SYNONYMS. Tail wedge-form, fides white: back hoary, wings black, with awhite fpot. LANIUS Excubitor: cauda cuneiformi, lateribus alba, dorfocano, alis nigris macula alba. Linn. Syft. I*p. 155. 11 *—Fn. Suec. N° 80.—Lath. Ind,Orn. 67. 6. The PLATE CCVII. The length of this bird is ten inches, the female rather larger andsnore robuft than the male. The male bird is figured in
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