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Edwards, George, 1694-1773. / Gleanings of natural history, exhibiting figures of quadrupeds, birds, insects, etc
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Chap. XCIII. Pla. 303. The cross-bills, cock and hen; Becs croisés, mâle et fémelle, pp. 196-198
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( I96 ) C H A P. XCIII. YVe Crofs-Bills, Cock and Hen. T HES E birds are figured of their natural bignefs: the drawings are original, and were taken on the copper- plate immediately from the life. The upper mandible of the bill at the point croffes over the lower, in fome birds on the right fide, and in others on the left. The upper figure reprefents the Cock bird : its bill, which is pretty thick and fIrong, is of a dufky or blackifh colour: the eve is of a dark hazel colour: the head, neck, breaft, back, and rump are of a full red: the upper fides of the tail and wings are of a dark dufky or blackifh colour, the edges of the quills and tail- feathers a little inclining to red; the in- fides of the wings, and under fide of the tail, are afh-coloured: the thighs, lower belly, and covert-feathers beneath the tail are whitifh, with fome duiky fpots: the legs and feet are of a tawny flefh-colour. The Hen is represented by the lower figure: the bill, eyes, legs and feet, agree ex~uLqly in fhape and colour with thole of the Cock: the head, neck, and body, both above and beneath, are of a yel- low-green colour, like that of the Green- finch (Chloris); the rump being of a bright yellow, inclining to orange: the fides of the head, and the throat, are afh- coloured; the lower belly, and coverts uinder the tail, arc of a whitifh afli-colour 2 PLA. 303. Becs Croifes, Mdle et Febmelle. C E S oferaux font reprefente's de leur groecur naturelle: les defeins font ori- ginaux, et ont et~t grave's immediatement d'apres nature. La niackoire Juperieure dzc bec croife a' la pointe par defus I'infe'rieure, a que/ques oiftaux c'eOfur le cote' droit, et a' d'autres fur le cote' gauche. La figure d'enhaut reprcffente le MAdle: fon bec, qui eJi aJi'z gros et fort, eJI obJcur ou noirdtre: /'Pil eyj d'un noifette fonce': la tete, le cou, l'eflotach, le dos et le crou- pion font d'un rouge parfait: le dcjiis de la queu.t et des ailes eJ d 'un ob/cur f once' ou noirdtre; les bords des pennes et des pl/nes de la queue tirent un peu Jur le rouge; le deßfus des ailes et de la queue eJI couleur de cendre: les cui/es font blanchatres, aujibien que le bas ventre et les plumes de couverture du defi/us de la queue, avec que/ques taches obfcures: les jambes et les pattes font d'un couleur de chair olivaitre. La F melle eJI repre/entee par la fgure d'embas: le bec, les yeux, les jamnbes et les pieds s'accordent exaciement en Jorme et en couzleur avec ceux di MaUe/: la tete, le coz4, et le corps, tant dejus que df us, fint d'zun vert aundtre, tommie an PinJon JVert (Gh~ozis); Ic croupion ,17 d'un jaune p/us bril/ant, tirant fur i'orange. les cote's de la tete, et la gorge, font ccu/cur de cendre: la partie iijferieure dui ventre, et les plumes de couverture du dy us de la queue, font d'Un
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