. 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 . 0. Merle. Olin. ucc. p. 29. Merle. Buff. Hiji. Nat. des Oif. 3. p. 330. t. 20.—PL Enl. IX. H Schwarze PLATE CCXVII. Schwarze Arnfel. Frijch. Jv. t. 29-—Gunth. Neft. U. ~Eyer. t. M
. 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 . 0. Merle. Olin. ucc. p. 29. Merle. Buff. Hiji. Nat. des Oif. 3. p. 330. t. 20.—PL Enl. IX. H Schwarze PLATE CCXVII. Schwarze Arnfel. Frijch. Jv. t. 29-—Gunth. Neft. U. ~Eyer. t. May Syn. p. 65. /.—Will. Orn. p. 190.—Albin. I. pi. 37.— Br. Zool. 1. N° 109. pi W.—Lath. Gen. Syn. v. 2. p. I. p. 43. The length of this bird is ten inches: the bill, infide of the mouth,and eye-lids in the male bird a fine yellow: plumage black, with thelegs black brown. The female brown, inclining on the breaft andbelly to rufous ; the bill black. The Blackbird is an inhabitant of Europe and Alia. Builds inthickets near inhabited places. Its neft is compofed of mofs, clay,hay, and dried twigs : the eggs four or five in number, of a blueifligreen colour, with dark or dulky fpots. Often kept in cages on account of the fweetnefs of its note :when tamed, it may be taught to whittle times, or imitate the human voice. ....... . ■ iici$ik*$t , t&ftk. PLATE 213. PLATE CCXVIII. ANAS DUCK. Anseres. GENERIC CHARACTER. Bill convex, obtufe, the edges divided into lamellate teeth : tonguefringed, obtufe: three fore-toes connected ; the hind one folitary. SPECIFIC CHARACTER AND tail feathers recurvate: bill incurvatc. Anas Adunca : verficolor, re&ricibus intermediis (maris) recur-vatis, roftro incurvato. Gmel. Linn. Syji. 41. Anas roftro incurvo. Brijf. Orri. 6. p. 3] 1. n. 2. Anas Boschas£: reftricibus intermediis (maris) recurvatis, roftro incurvato. Lath. Ind. Orn. Duck. Albin. 11. t. 96, 97.— Id. 111.
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