. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . of a brown dusky Colour,having their exteriour Edges white; the firft Row of covert Feathersof a fhining green with white Tips, the next above them afh-colour, thelower Part half way white; the fcapular Feathers are afh-coloured, thelong ones of this Kind are white with black Edges; the Legs and Feetare of a dusky brown Colour, the Claws black. In the Stomach, whendiffered, was found fmall Stones, Grafs, and Seeds of Water-Plants. The Head of the Hen wanted the bay or redifh Colo
. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . of a brown dusky Colour,having their exteriour Edges white; the firft Row of covert Feathersof a fhining green with white Tips, the next above them afh-colour, thelower Part half way white; the fcapular Feathers are afh-coloured, thelong ones of this Kind are white with black Edges; the Legs and Feetare of a dusky brown Colour, the Claws black. In the Stomach, whendiffered, was found fmall Stones, Grafs, and Seeds of Water-Plants. The Head of the Hen wanted the bay or redifh Colour, and hadmore white jntermixt with the brown; the upper Part of the Neck,Back, Wings, and Tail were of a dusky brown Colour, wdth five orfix blueifh green Feathers; their Tips and exteriour Edges white, thefirft Row of covert Feathers of the Wings, the Breaft, and Belly, of afaint yellow ; the Thighs and lower part next the Vent, dusky andfaintly fpotted. The Legs and Feet were of the fame colour with thofe of the Cock,the Claws black. Thefe tvv^o Birds were brought me by William Ly-dally Poulterer. The 103. Zv, ■ /t, ■/ ■,0fr/i7?n7 i/i\f/■ /c
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