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Synopsis of the Natural History of Great-Britain and Ireland
Synopsis of the Natural History of GreatBritain and Ireland Author:John Berkenhout Subtitle: Containing a Systematic Arrangement and Concise Description of All the Animals, Vegetables, and Fossils, Which Have Hitherto Been Discovered in These Kingdoms General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1795 Original Publisher: T. Cadell Subjects: Natural history Great Britain Ireland History / Europe /... more » Ireland Nature / General Nature / Essays Nature / Plants Science / Life Sciences / Biology / General Science / Life Sciences / Botany Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: 1. Phocoena. Porpefs. Back broad and black. Belly white. Nofe fliort, obtufe. Teeth frnall, acute. 2. Delphis. Dolphin. Body long, and nearly round. Npfe long, (harp, with a broad tranfverfe mark. 1'eeth fmall, pointed. Length 9 or 10 feet. 3. Orca. Grampus. Teeth bbtqfe. Nofe turned a little upwards. Upper jaw much lefs than the under. Length 24. ieet. CLASS CLASS II. BIRDS. Body covered with Feathers. I. ACCIPITRES. Birds of prey. Bill and claws ftrong, hooked. An angle in each margin of-the upper mandible. Body mufcular. Females larger and wore beautiful than the males. FALCO. Bill arched from the bafe, whih is covered with a wax-like membrane or cere, 1. Offefragus. Sea Eagle. Cere yellow. Colour light brown. Legs yellow and feathered half way down. Tail fpotted with white. Claws black. In feveral parts of Britain and Ireland. 2. Chryfsetos. GoleknJF. agle. Cere and Legs yellow, feathered to the toes, wings reach to the extremity of the Tail. Beak lead colour, I rides hazel. Colour dark Brown, Weight 12 pounds. Tail clouded with dark afh colour. In the mountainous parts of Ireland, and fometimes in Wales. 3. Fulvus. Ringtail Eagle. Refembles the laft in fi ; e and colour, but dif...« less