. The natural history of birds [microform] : from the French of the Count de Buffon. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. IE OK. with .1 red circle, their legs very low. They are of different colours, many black, others rufous, chamois, dotted with gray, or entirely white. The Turhet Pigeon is one of the fmalleft, being fcarcely larger than a turtle, with which it breeds. The Tuibet Pigeon is diftinguithed from the Jacobine, the former not having the half cowl on the head and neck, but only a tuft of feathers that appear to ruffle on the breaft and under the throat. Thel'e Pigeons are ve
. The natural history of birds [microform] : from the French of the Count de Buffon. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. IE OK. with .1 red circle, their legs very low. They are of different colours, many black, others rufous, chamois, dotted with gray, or entirely white. The Turhet Pigeon is one of the fmalleft, being fcarcely larger than a turtle, with which it breeds. The Tuibet Pigeon is diftinguithed from the Jacobine, the former not having the half cowl on the head and neck, but only a tuft of feathers that appear to ruffle on the breaft and under the throat. Thel'e Pigeons are very hand- fome, well-made, and have a neat air j fome are of the colour of wine-fop, others chamois, painted, rufous, gray, entirely white or black, and others white with black mantles. The laft variety is what Frifch reprefents in his CXLVII. Plate, under the German name Mowchen^ and the Latin defignation Columba collo birfuto *. This Pigeon has an averfion to pairing with other Pigeons, and is not very prolific : it is befides very fmall, and eafily falls a prey to the rapa- cious tribes. Upon all thefe accounts it is fcarcely I ever raifed. The Pigeons called Dutch-fhell Pigeons, be- Icaufe on the back of the head are reverfed feathers fortning a fort of fliell, are alfo fmall. Their head is black, the end of the tail and the Itip of the wings are alfo black ; but all the reft lof the body is white. Some are red-headed, Iblue-headed, or the head and tail yellow; • Pigeon with fhaggy neck. G G3 the. 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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