A general history of birds (1821) (14568603448)

Identifier: generalhistoryof02lath (find matches)
Title: A general history of birds
Year: 1821 (1820s)
Authors: Latham, John, 1740-1837
Subjects: Birds
Publisher: Winchester (Eng.) Printed by Jacob and Johnson, for the author sold in London by G. and W.B. Whittaker (etc.)
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign



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han ayoung bird, probably that of the Aouro-couraou, or Brazilian yellow-fronted Species, a variety of the Amazons Parrot; but in oppositionto this sentiment, the Agile Parrot has the tail cuneiform, though ina slight degree; besides which, Mr. Edwards kept one alive for someyears, without change of plumage. 121.—BUFF-CROWNED PARROT. SIZE small. Bill blue, with a black point; crown buff-colour,front crimson ; general colour otherwise chiefly green ; quills brown;toward the base blue; tail cuneiform ; legs brown. Inhabits one of the Islands of the South Seas.—Mr. Bullock. 122—MODEST PARROT. LENGTH six inches. Bill lead-colour, round the eye bare,and whitish; plumage in general deep green, paler beneath; outeredge of the wing blackish; place of the bastard wing crimson ;greater quills dusky, margined outwardly with deep blue; tailslightly cuneiform, the inner webs of the feathers next the basecrimson; legs dusky. Native place uncertain.—From the drawings of Mr. Dent. VI .XXV LI.
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. -yjrr // /.j/ac/ifr>i PARROT. 109 brown; eye dark; sides of the head, from the eye to the undermandible, bare, wrinkled, and red ; legs brown black. Inhabits Ceylon ; if we may judge from the size of the head inEdwardss plate, this bird should be as large as the Red and blueMaccaw. 127.—GREY COCKATOO. LAra gris & tronipe, Levail. Perr. i. p. 30. pi. 11. SIZE very large. Bill in proportion, and black; the tonguehollowed out at the tip; general colour of the plumage grey, notvery dark ; before the eyes bare; tail long, rounded at the end, byno means cuneiform ; legs black. According to M. Levaillant, it inhabits the Old Continent, butthe precise place not mentioned; it is observed, that the shape of thetongue enables it to penetrate into the substance of the fruits, whentaking them for food. This may be related to the Black Cockatoo,but the fact of its being so, not ascertained. 128.—BANKSIAN COCKATOO—Pl. XXVII. Psittacus Banksii, Ind. Orn. i. 197.——— ma