Turner on birds : a short and succinct history of the principal birds noticed by Pliny and Aristotle first published by Doctor William Turner, 1544 / edited with introduction, translation, notes, and appendix, by A.H. Evans.

  • William Turner
Date:
1903
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Credit: Turner on birds : a short and succinct history of the principal birds noticed by Pliny and Aristotle first published by Doctor William Turner, 1544 / edited with introduction, translation, notes, and appendix, by A.H. Evans. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    quocirca Herodotus Brifonis rhetoris pater, uul- tures ex diuerfo orbe nobis incognito aduolare putauit, argumeto quod nidum nemo uidiffet uulturis, & quod multi exercitum fequetes, repente appareant. Sed quanquam difficile nidum eius alitis uideris : tamen uifus aliquan- [p. 146] do efh. Pariunt uultures oua bina. Caetera, quae carne uefcuntur, non plus quam femel anno parere exploratum eft. Plinius \ Vulturum praeualent nigri, nidos nemo atti¬ git, ideo etiam fuere, qui putarent ex aduerfo orbe aduolare falfo. Nidificant enim in excel- fiffimis rupibus. Foetus quidem faepe cernuntur fere bini. Vmbricius aurufpicu noftro aeuo peritiffimus, parere tradit tria, uno ex his reli¬ qua oua niducjj luftrare, moxcjj abijcere. Tri¬ duo aut ante aut biduo uolare eos, ubi cadauera futura funt. Perpera Grammatiei qriidam imlture, gryphem no¬ minant, 7Lnltnrem & gryphem inepte eonfimeientes. qnum gryps fit a gryphen, animal nt ereditnr nolatile & qiiadnLpes.