. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . T/?f^^{> 2^/fr Jj ^£--C^6!/^ i 4-5. ^/i£.Ifetynian7i^-ecr7i ( 41 ) The Horjeman Pigeon, Numb. XLV. THESE Pigeons are of a baftard Breed, between the Carrier andCropper, and fometimes the Carrier and Runt, retaining the Marksof both Sorts, having the fiejfhy Excrefcences on the Bafe of the Bill, andround the Eyes; their Crop a little fwollen ; the Irides of the Eyesof a beautiful orange Colour inclining to red. This Bird was of a dark blueilli Afli-colour; the upper Part of
. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . T/?f^^{> 2^/fr Jj ^£--C^6!/^ i 4-5. ^/i£.Ifetynian7i^-ecr7i ( 41 ) The Horjeman Pigeon, Numb. XLV. THESE Pigeons are of a baftard Breed, between the Carrier andCropper, and fometimes the Carrier and Runt, retaining the Marksof both Sorts, having the fiejfhy Excrefcences on the Bafe of the Bill, andround the Eyes; their Crop a little fwollen ; the Irides of the Eyesof a beautiful orange Colour inclining to red. This Bird was of a dark blueilli Afli-colour; the upper Part of theNeck, as it was diverfly objefted to the Light, did exhibit to the Be-holder various and fhining Colours like thofe of the Rainbow: theCrop was white intermixed with pale green; the outer quill Feathersof the Wings were half way white, the lower half black with whiteEdges: the firft Row of Coverts tipt with black, the fecond Row ofCoverts had a black Stripe acrofs them, ending in a Point towards theouter Edge of the Wing; the Tail was compofed of twelve blackFeathers about four Inches and a half long. The Legs and Feet were red. Thefe Pigeons are
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