. 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 . Bill roundifti, as long as the head: noftrils fmall, linear: tongueflender: feet four-toed; the hind-toe of one joints and raifed fromthe ground. SPECIFIC CHARACTER AND SYNONYMS. Bill at the bafe and the
. 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 . Bill roundifti, as long as the head: noftrils fmall, linear: tongueflender: feet four-toed; the hind-toe of one joints and raifed fromthe ground. SPECIFIC CHARACTER AND SYNONYMS. Bill at the bafe and the legs fleih coloiu-ed : every part of the bodyfpotted; eye-brows and double band on the wings w hite. Tringa Macularia : rollro bafi pedibufque incarnatis, corporaundique maculato, fupercihis fafciaque gemiuaalarum albis. Gmel. Syft. Nat, 672. Macularia : Linn, Syji, L p, 249. Aquaticus; Brifi. av. 5, p, ^5d. n, 20,Grive dEau. Buf, Hifi. Nat, des Oif, 8. p. VIIL F Spotted PLATE CLXXXIV. Spotted Sandpiper. Brit, Zool, 2. n. 196. LatL Gen, Syn, 5, p. 179. 24.—JwJ. Orn, 734. 29, We efteem this one of the rareft of the Britifh Sandpipers: thelength of our bird is eight inches and a half. The fpecies is defcribed as a native of America as well as Europe ;and the female is faid to be dillinguifhed by having th^ u,ndeii: parts ofthe plumage immaculate. PLATE /8 5. PLATE THRUSH. Passeres. GENERIC CHARACTER. Bill ftraightifh: the upper mandible a little bending and notchednear the point: noftrils naked or half covered with a fmall membrane:mouth ciliated with a few briftles at the corners: tongue jagged. SPECIFIC CHARACTER AND brown ; neck fpotted with white; bill yellowifli. TuRDus ViscivoRUS: dorfo fufco, coUo maculis albis, roftro flavefcentibus. Scop. Ann. L p. 132. n. IQS. Brunn. Orn. p. 65. n. 231. Kram, el. p, SGl, n. 6, GmeL Linn. Syft. 806. Vifcivorus. Gefii. av, 759. t. Vifcivorus maj
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