. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . I. t2*Yua/a ■ £TK6ce-u^. ^Ae T^a^t&r ^M^^^^/w. ( 7; ) The Curlew. Arquata. Numb. LXXIX. ITS Length from the tip of the Bill to the end of the Claws is twentynine Inches, to the end of the Tail twenty three and half; breadth,when the Wings are extended, forty Inches. The Male is fomewhat lefsyand commonly calld, T/je Jack Curlew. The middle parts of the Feathersof the Head, Neck and Back are black; the Borders or Edges in the Breaftwhite; in the Throat whitifli with a tindure of r
. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . I. t2*Yua/a ■ £TK6ce-u^. ^Ae T^a^t&r ^M^^^^/w. ( 7; ) The Curlew. Arquata. Numb. LXXIX. ITS Length from the tip of the Bill to the end of the Claws is twentynine Inches, to the end of the Tail twenty three and half; breadth,when the Wings are extended, forty Inches. The Male is fomewhat lefsyand commonly calld, T/je Jack Curlew. The middle parts of the Feathersof the Head, Neck and Back are black; the Borders or Edges in the Breaftwhite; in the Throat whitifli with a tindure of red; the Rump and Bellywhite; the Feathers invefting the under fide of the Wing are all whitejthe firil: Row or outmoft Quill-Feathers are all over black; the reft fpottedwith white: The firft Feather of the fecond Row is all black; the tipsof the eight or nine next are white. This Bird hath a fmall fharp-pointed black Feather at the end of the Wing, which whether or no itis to be reckond among the Quill-Feathers one may juftly doubt. ItsBill is iix Inches long, narrow, bowed of a dark brown or black Colour
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