. The natural history of British birds, or, A selection of the most rare, beautiful and interesting birds which inhabit this country : the descriptions from the Systema naturae of Linnaeus : with general observations, either original or collected from the latest and most esteemed English ornithologists : and embellished with figures, drawn, engraved, and coloured from the original specimens . PLATE CXXXIL ANAS EYE DUCK. Anseres. GENERIC CHARACTER. Bill convex, obtufe, the edges divided into lamellate teeth t tonguefringed and obtufe : three fore toes connefled, the hind one fol


. The natural history of British birds, or, A selection of the most rare, beautiful and interesting birds which inhabit this country : the descriptions from the Systema naturae of Linnaeus : with general observations, either original or collected from the latest and most esteemed English ornithologists : and embellished with figures, drawn, engraved, and coloured from the original specimens . PLATE CXXXIL ANAS EYE DUCK. Anseres. GENERIC CHARACTER. Bill convex, obtufe, the edges divided into lamellate teeth t tonguefringed and obtufe : three fore toes connefled, the hind one folitarv. SPECIFIC CHARACTER AND SYNONYMS, Varied with black and white: head tumid, and violet j at each cor*ner of the mouth a large white fpot. Anas clangula: n|gro alboque varia, capite tumido violaceo*finu oris macula alba* Linn. Fn» Si^ed —*//. oeL 49. Clangula. Gejfn, av, il9,*^AIdr, ofn, ^2^, Garrot. Buff, Hiji, Nat, 9. p, 222. pi. (nh n, 802. Kobelente. Frlfch. ^. /. 183. IS^, Quakerente. Bhch Befch. der BerL Naiurf, Fr, 4, p, 599. n, 9,t. U. fig, U2. Smaller Reddiflj Duck. Will. Om,p, S69. Ray aV. p. 14S, w. L Vot. VL e CotBsx P LATE CXXXIL Golden lye, Albin. l. /. 9^. ArSJ, Zooh 2. p. 567. ?i, 486r. BnL ZoqL .^. «, .^76* This fpecies of Duck rather exceeds the common lize, meafuringnearly tweilty inclies in length, and weighing thirty ounces. Thisrelates to the ma


Size: 1993px × 1254px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ., bookauthordonova, bookauthorlathamjohn17401837, booksubjectbirds