. Arctic zoology [microform]. Zoology; Zoologie. 198 SOREE, AND YELLOW-BREASTED GALLINQLE. XLII. GALLINULE. Ge>u Birds hXXY, 409. Place. 410. Yellow- jbreasted. Place. Little American Water Hen. E^^. i^^.^La,ham, iii Soree, Catejhy, i. Rale de Virginie, De Buffc„, vui. 165.—Lev. Mus. Q a yellow bill: crown, hind part of the neck, back. y . ta,l, and wings, of a rufty brown, fpottcd with black : coverts of .hew,ng alone plain and more ferruginous: forehead, throat, and great part of the front of the neck, of a deep black: cheeks fides of the neck, and breaft. of a fine bl
. Arctic zoology [microform]. Zoology; Zoologie. 198 SOREE, AND YELLOW-BREASTED GALLINQLE. XLII. GALLINULE. Ge>u Birds hXXY, 409. Place. 410. Yellow- jbreasted. Place. Little American Water Hen. E^^. i^^.^La,ham, iii Soree, Catejhy, i. Rale de Virginie, De Buffc„, vui. 165.—Lev. Mus. Q a yellow bill: crown, hind part of the neck, back. y . ta,l, and wings, of a rufty brown, fpottcd with black : coverts of .hew,ng alone plain and more ferruginous: forehead, throat, and great part of the front of the neck, of a deep black: cheeks fides of the neck, and breaft. of a fine blueilh alh-colour: beli; and fides of a drrty white; the laft barred downwards with black- legs of a dull green. Rather larger than a Lark. Thefe birds migrate in great numbers into Virp„u, the latter end ofSeftemkr, and continue there about fix weeks. Durin» that fpace they are found in vaft multitudes in the marAes, feeding on wld oats. On their firft arrival they are exceedingly lean ;\ut foon grow fo fat as .0 be unable to fly. I„ that Hate "they lie upon the reeds; and the Jndiam go in canoes and kiU them with their paddles or run them down. It is faid that th,ey have taken a hundred dozen in a morning. They are ; and durrng the feafon, are found on the table, <,f moft of the planters tor breakfaft, dinner, and fupper *. G. With the crown and hind part of rhe dark olivaceous brown, ipottcd with white: back plain brown: Ibapulars edged wuhyellowift white: breaft dirty ydW : belly whie^ brown. In Siz. lefTer than an EngliJ}. ({.ail. ' ^ Inhabits the province of New Tork.^Bu Mus. • Burnalfi Trawls, oftavo ed. 42. Bi r. !. 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 Pennant, Thomas, 1726-1798. London : Printed for Robert Faulder . ..
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