. 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 . arin. Buff, WJi, Nat, 4^.p,22\. Abadavine, Alhin, av. 3, t, 76. Zeifchen. Frijch, av. /. it. p. 174, Siskin, or Aberdevine. Brii, Zool 129. /. S5, PLATE CXXXVni. The Sifkin is a pretty little fp
. 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 . arin. Buff, WJi, Nat, 4^.p,22\. Abadavine, Alhin, av. 3, t, 76. Zeifchen. Frijch, av. /. it. p. 174, Siskin, or Aberdevine. Brii, Zool 129. /. S5, PLATE CXXXVni. The Sifkin is a pretty little fpecies of the finch tribe, about the fiza©f the common linnet: the crown of the male is black, the backgreenifh, and the throat brown : in the female the head and neck isgieenifli afii, with brown fpots, and the chin whitifli. The plumage©f the male is brighter than that of the female, though in other refpects;their appearance is not materially different. This bird is common throughout moft of the temperate countriesof Europe : it occurs alfo in the weftern and fouthern parts of Ruffia^^ut does not inhabit Siberia. In the winter feafon it viiits Britain,and departs again in Spring. It feeds chiefly on feeds of variouskinds, is of a docile difpofition, and breeds freely with the commoncanary-bird. Its note is indifferent, notwithRanding n^any rank itSinong the birds of fong. PLATE 13^. ^jc^m-^m.^-^^ PLATE CXXXIX. PROCELLARIA PELAGICA;STORMY PETREL*Anseres, GENERIC CHARACTER. Bill toothlefs, a little comprefiTed, and hooked at the point: man*^ibles equal ; noflrils cylindrical, tubular, truncated, and placed atthe bafe of the bill: feet palmated, three toed forward, and armedwith a fpur behind inilead of back toe. SPECIFIC CHARACTER -AND SYNONYMS, -n Black: rurap white. PROCXLLARIA PELAGICA*. nigra uropygio albo. Linn. Fn, SuedU$,^Aa. Stockh. 1745. p. ^^Gmeh ,t,,p,,l. Procellaria. Brif. av. 6. p. 140. «. 1. /. 1. Oifeau de tempere. Buff. Hift. Na
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