. 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 . L 98. Pochard. Lath, Gen, Syn. V, 6. p. 523. 68. The plumage of the male of the Greater Red-headed Wigeon isdiftinguilhed by being of a brighter hue, and in having the charac-VoL. VIII. E tcriftic PLATE C
. 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 . L 98. Pochard. Lath, Gen, Syn. V, 6. p. 523. 68. The plumage of the male of the Greater Red-headed Wigeon isdiftinguilhed by being of a brighter hue, and in having the charac-VoL. VIII. E tcriftic PLATE CLXXX. terlftlc colours defined with more dlftln6tners than in the female:there is otherwife a general refeniblance as confpicuous at leaft asufually prevails between the two fexes of the Duck tribe; and inpoint of fize^ the female is very little inferior to the male bird. As the two fexes aifociate and are found in the fame places, theirhabits and manners may be prefunied the fame : they are not fup-pofed to breed in Britain, but to vifit us in autumn, and retire againin the fpring: they ufually appear in flocks of thirty or forty together,and are obferved to fly with greater velocity; but not like feme ofthe Wild Fowl tribe, in a regularly marflialled manner, under the di-ve6lion of a leader ; they fly rather indifcrimioately. During part ofthe year they inhabit ISorth America, PLATE. PLATE CLXXXL SCOLOPAX ^, GENERIC CHARACTER. Bill roundifti, obtufe, longer than the head: noflrils linear t facecovered : feet four-toed^ hind toe conliiling of many joints, SPECIFIC CHARACTER AND ftraight^ tuberculated: legs fufcous: front with four brown lines^ ScOLOPAx Galltnago: roftro re8;o tuberciilato^ pedibus fufcia,frontis lineis fufcis quaternis. Linn, Fn» Suec,173.—Gme/. Linn. St/Ji, 662. 7. Gallinago. Bnfs. Orn, 5, p, 298. n. 2. t. 0,6. f, L Gallinago Minor. Bell, av^ 54. Aid. Orn. 484. 476. t, 477« B6caffine. Buff. Olf. 7. p. 483. t.
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