. The natural history of birds [microform] : from the French of the Count de Buffon. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. i 306 D The ROSE-COLOURED OUZEL ?. ( V •v^-i' ,'.. Le Merle Catleur d« Refit BufF. TurJiu Refius, Linn, and Gmel. MeruU R«Jia, Briff. Ray, and Will. Sturmiu Ra/hitt Scopoli. The Refit or CtumatioH'toUurul Oiaul, Pcnn. LL the ornithologifts, who have taken notice of this bird, mention it as vety rare, as fo- reign, and little known ; that it is feen only in its palTage, and the country to which it belongs is un- certain. Linnaeus tells us indeed, that it inhabits Lapla
. The natural history of birds [microform] : from the French of the Count de Buffon. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. i 306 D The ROSE-COLOURED OUZEL ?. ( V •v^-i' ,'.. Le Merle Catleur d« Refit BufF. TurJiu Refius, Linn, and Gmel. MeruU R«Jia, Briff. Ray, and Will. Sturmiu Ra/hitt Scopoli. The Refit or CtumatioH'toUurul Oiaul, Pcnn. LL the ornithologifts, who have taken notice of this bird, mention it as vety rare, as fo- reign, and little known ; that it is feen only in its palTage, and the country to which it belongs is un- certain. Linnaeus tells us indeed, that it inhabits Lapland and Switzerland ; but he fays nothing with regard to its inftinds and mode of life. Aldrovandiis, who firft defcribed this bird, only remarks that it appears fometimes in the plains near Bologna, where it is known by the bird- catchers under the name of Sea-Stare^ (Stomo Marino) ; that it fits on the dung-hills, grows very fat, and is excellent eating. Two birds of this kind were found in England, and Edwards fuppofes that they were driven thither by the violence of the wind. We have obferved feveral in Burgundy, which had been caught in their paflage, and it is probable that they purfue their excurfions as far as Spain, if what Klein fays be * In Spaniih, Ta^u: in G(nnan, Haarko^figt'Drpffel (Hair- headed Thrufli). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de, 1707-1788. London : Printed for A. Strachan, and T. Cadell in the Strand, and J. Murray . ..
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