. 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 . ge as will be perceived from the annexed plate. In thefe par-ticulars the female bears fome refemblance to the young of the malebirds ; but is larger than the adult male. The length eight inches. It is fo
. 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 . ge as will be perceived from the annexed plate. In thefe par-ticulars the female bears fome refemblance to the young of the malebirds ; but is larger than the adult male. The length eight inches. It is fome years fmce our figure of the male bird and that of theWood Chat appeared; thefe have been oftentimes confidered by writersas varieties of the fame fpecies. We take this opportunity of ftating,that fuch an opinion is extremely erroneous, and can have arifen onlyfrom the want of due comparifon. We have been for fome years inpoffeffion of a very fine fpecimen of the Wood Chat, and have feen anumber of the Red-backed Shrike fince our former account was pub-limed, the final refult of which is an unequivocal conviction in ourown mind, that they are decidedly diftin6t fpecies. And to this opi-nion, after fome unpleafant cavilling on the part of certain cotempo-rary writers, we have the fatisfa&ion to perceive the naturalifts of theprefent day concede. , -v: -0 i e\h8 .^soattA PLATE WS. PLATE CCV. TETRAO SCOTICUS, mas. RED GROUS, RED GAME) MOORCOCK, orGORCOCK, male. Galling. GENERIC CHARACTER. Near the eyes a fpot which is either naked, or papulous, Or rareljcovered with feathers. SPECIFIC CHARACTER AND SYNONYMS. Tranfverfely itreaked with rufous and blackiih: fix outer tail featherseach fide blackiih. Tetrao SCOTICUS: rufo et nigricante tranfverfim llriatus, rec~bi-cibus 6 utrique exterioribus nigricantibus* ^ 15. Bonasa Scotica. Brif. 1. p. 199. 5. t. 22. f. I.—Id. 8ro» 14p. 55.—Buff. 2. p. 242. Attagen. Brij. 1. p. 209. 9» Lagopus altera Plinii. Ray. Syn.
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