. The natural history of birds [microform] : from the French of the Count de Buffon. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. 1l T' , ''I ' * â ;- :i 'wi ' ' ⢠t , 'â¢'«â â ; â ' !' * â ^ > â '' 1 . 1- ; \ â , :â iu»'f â â }' - "X\ ,; f I ;' ' ' â '* ! . â â â ri rr â > . il'. 171 THE C H E R I C. length, and its other dimenfions proportional: its head, the upper fide of its neck,' its back, and the fuperior coverts of its wings, are of an olive green : its throat and the inferior coverts of its tail are yellow: the tJpper fide of its body is whitifli: the quills of the
. The natural history of birds [microform] : from the French of the Count de Buffon. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. 1l T' , ''I ' * â ;- :i 'wi ' ' ⢠t , 'â¢'«â â ; â ' !' * â ^ > â '' 1 . 1- ; \ â , :â iu»'f â â }' - "X\ ,; f I ;' ' ' â '* ! . â â â ri rr â > . il'. 171 THE C H E R I C. length, and its other dimenfions proportional: its head, the upper fide of its neck,' its back, and the fuperior coverts of its wings, are of an olive green : its throat and the inferior coverts of its tail are yellow: the tJpper fide of its body is whitifli: the quills of the wings are of a light brown, and bordered with olive green on their outer margin ; the two quills in the micidle of the tail are of the fame olive green with the upper fide of the body : the other quills of the tail are brown, and edged with olive green : the bill is dun gray : the legs and nails are cinereous. The Vifcount Querhcent, "who obferved this bird in the ifle of France, fays that it is not timid, yet feldom vifits the fettlements; that it flies in flocks, and feeds on inf^ds. [A] ;.'â¢â¢ [A] Specific cliara6lcr of the Motacllla ALulagafcar'i'h, '* It is olive brov/n: its head rufous; its throat \v hilc j its breafl; ta\ynjr j its belly rufous ; H '' It «... ji fe^ii i. 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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