. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . IJA^^ J^Cartu/a-rve^ (^^ti^^l J:f- ^ ^U- ^■. ^^/-/a^A ^a^ . /J. cl/A^^^.- jyj y. ( 47 )7he black Lark. Numb. LI. THE Bill of this Bird was of a duiky yellow; thelri-des of the Eyes yellowiih: It was all over of a darkreddifli brown, inclining to black, excepting the hindpart of the Head, on which was fome dufky yellowiih Fea-thers 5 likewife fome Feathers with whitiih Edges on theBelly. The Legs, Feet, and Claws were of a dirty Lark was taken with a Clap Net
. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . IJA^^ J^Cartu/a-rve^ (^^ti^^l J:f- ^ ^U- ^■. ^^/-/a^A ^a^ . /J. cl/A^^^.- jyj y. ( 47 )7he black Lark. Numb. LI. THE Bill of this Bird was of a duiky yellow; thelri-des of the Eyes yellowiih: It was all over of a darkreddifli brown, inclining to black, excepting the hindpart of the Head, on which was fome dufky yellowiih Fea-thers 5 likewife fome Feathers with whitiih Edges on theBelly. The Legs, Feet, and Claws were of a dirty Lark was taken with a Clap Net by one of the Bird-catchers in a Field near Highgate^ and brought to me byMr, Davenport J which I have taken care to draw exactlyfrom the Bird, neither adding nor diminiihing in the Draughtor Colouring. This being a Curioiity, I was defired byone of my Subferibers to make a Plate, of it.
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