Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny & Gold, 1802 |
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Page 231
... feathers on the neck , from which they take their name , at once distinguishes these from all other birds ; the feathers which compose this peculia- rity swell out in a remarkable manner , not unlike the Ruff worn by our Ancestors : a ...
... feathers on the neck , from which they take their name , at once distinguishes these from all other birds ; the feathers which compose this peculia- rity swell out in a remarkable manner , not unlike the Ruff worn by our Ancestors : a ...
Page 232
... feathers fall off , the caruncles shrink in under the skin , so as not to be discerned , and their place is occupied by feathers ; the males are no longer by their plumage to be distinguished , and both sexes abandon the places where ...
... feathers fall off , the caruncles shrink in under the skin , so as not to be discerned , and their place is occupied by feathers ; the males are no longer by their plumage to be distinguished , and both sexes abandon the places where ...
Page 260
... feathers dusky ; the outermost webs of the middle feathers of a fine green ; the tips black , the last striped with black and white ; the two middle feathers of the tail are longer than the others , black , and sharp pointed , the rest ...
... feathers dusky ; the outermost webs of the middle feathers of a fine green ; the tips black , the last striped with black and white ; the two middle feathers of the tail are longer than the others , black , and sharp pointed , the rest ...
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