Trichoglossus concinnus (
Glossopsitta concinna) Identifier: illustrationsofo01jard (
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Illustrations of ornithologyYear:
1826 (
1820s)Authors:
Jardine, William, 1800-1874 Selby, Prideaux John, 1788-1867 Lear, Edward, 1812-1888, ill Mitford, R. C. W. (Reginald Colville William), b. 1839, ill Hewitt, Eleanor G., donor. DSI Hewitt, Sarah Cooper, donor. DSI Lenox Library, former owner. DSI Bailer Bros. (Firm), binder. DSISubjects:
Birds Birds Arsenic compoundsPublisher:
Edinburgh : Published by W.H. Lizars London : Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green, and S. Highley Dublin : W. Curry Junr. & Co.Contributing Library:
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view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.Text Appearing Before Image:f its form it is more graceful than the species of the genus Ca-thartes, approaching in this respect also the genus Gypaetos, of which theVultur barbatus of authors is the type. It possesses great powers of flight,the wings being very long, and the tail considerably produced, and it soars * Vide Observations on the Habits, &c. of the Turkey Buzzard and Carrion Crow (Cathar-tes aura and uruba), by J. J. Audubon, in Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal for Oct. 1826. NEOPHRON PERCNOPTERUS. with great buoyancy and ease. In a living state it has a very strong smell,partaking of the flavour of its corrupted food; and when killed, it pu-trefies very rapidly. It is common in Spain, in Turkey, and throughoutthe Archipelago; but Africa appears to be the country most congenial toits economy. It is said to breed in caverns and the clefts of rocks, butthe number and colour of its eggs have not been ascertained. Its cryis seldom heard ; and when at rest it generally sits upon the ground. .■54Text Appearing After Image:jy;;r//,y/, V?J-UrJ £.W?(V/t/2//YNote About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.