Copy 1, Volume 1

History of British birds. The figures engraved on wood / by Thomas Bewick.

  • Thomas Bewick
Date:
1847
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: History of British birds. The figures engraved on wood / by Thomas Bewick. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Head of the Night-jar. 1—Vibrissce pectinatae, (Linn.) These hairs in this bird are very stiff, and spread out on each side like a comb, from the upper sides of the mouth only. Foot of the Night-jar. Shewing the middle toe claw serrated like a saw. Pec- tinated signifies toothed like a comb. Head of the Great-crested Grebe. 2—The Lore, \Lorum, Linn.] the space between the bill and the eye, which in this genus is bare, but in other birds is generally covered with feathers.