. A history of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . 1—When the bill is notched near the tip, as in Shrikes,Thrufhes, &c. it is called by Linnasus rojirum emarginatum. 2—Vihrijfe^ (Lin.) are hairs that ftand forward like feel-ers : in fome birds they are flender, as in Flycatchers, & point both upwards and downwards, from both the up-per and under fides of the mouth. 3—Captflrum,—a word ufed by Linnseus to exprefs thefhort feathers on the forehead juft above the bill. In fomebirds thefe feathers fall forward over tlie noftrils : tliey quitecover thofe of tlie Crow. Rojirum cultra

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. A history of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . 1—When the bill is notched near the tip, as in Shrikes,Thrufhes, &c. it is called by Linnasus rojirum emarginatum. 2—Vihrijfe^ (Lin.) are hairs that ftand forward like feel-ers : in fome birds they are flender, as in Flycatchers, & point both upwards and downwards, from both the up-per and under fides of the mouth. 3—Captflrum,—a word ufed by Linnseus to exprefs thefhort feathers on the forehead juft above the bill. In fomebirds thefe feathers fall forward over tlie noftrils : tliey quitecover thofe of tlie Crow. Rojirum cultratum, (Lin.) when the edges of the bill arevery Iharp, as in that of the Crow. zxnx TECHNICAL TERMS. Head of the 1—VthrijfapsElinata, (Lin.) Thefe hairs in this bird arevery ftiff, and fpread out on each fide Hke a comb from theupper fides of the mouth only. Foot of the Nlght-jart

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