. The natural history of birds [microform] : from the French of the Count de Buffon. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. THE TITMICE. 3S9 rife and bend forward : their noftrlls are co- vered with other fmallcr and fixed feathers ; and their economy and habits are alfo fimilar. It may be worth remarking, that the titmice bear feme analogy to thp ravens the magpies, and the fhrikes, in regard 10 the comparative force of their bill and their little talons, in their muftachoes round the bill, in their appetite for flefti, in their manner of tearing their food into morfels before they eat; a
. The natural history of birds [microform] : from the French of the Count de Buffon. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. THE TITMICE. 3S9 rife and bend forward : their noftrlls are co- vered with other fmallcr and fixed feathers ; and their economy and habits are alfo fimilar. It may be worth remarking, that the titmice bear feme analogy to thp ravens the magpies, and the fhrikes, in regard 10 the comparative force of their bill and their little talons, in their muftachoes round the bill, in their appetite for flefti, in their manner of tearing their food into morfels before they eat; and even, it is faid, in their cries, and in their mode of flying: but Hill we ought not to refer them to the fame genus, as Kramer has done. We need only to compare thefe birds, to fee them creeping on the trees, to examine their external Ihapc and their proportions, and to refledl on their pro- digious fecundity, and we Ihall be convinced that the titmice are widely different from tlic ravens. Befides, though the titmice fight among themfelves, and fometimes devour each other, pardcularly certain fpecics which difcovcr a violent antipathy*; they fometimes live on good terms with one another, and even Vv'ith vrs :i'k-i-'^^*.-4; * Such arc the ox-rye and the cinereous nun. See Jotir- ml ik Phyfiqtify Joi'ti I 776. It is alio fuld, th:it if fcw/nl titmicel)c luccclhvely put in the fame c;ige, the one fad domellicatecl will attack the new comers, will dojninccr over tliem, and will endeavour to kill them and fuck their brains. C c 3 1)1 rds. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de, 1707-1788. London : Printed for A. Strachan, and T. Cadell in the Strand, and J. Murray . ..
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