Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- THE Ibis
- The White Ibis
- The Black Ibis
- The Curlews
- CURLEWS of the New Continent
- The Lapwing
- The Lapwing-Plover
- The Plovers
- The Pluvian
- The Great Plover
- The Long-Shank
- The Oyster-Catcher
- The Swift-Runner
- The Turn-Stone
- The Water-Ouzel
- The Water-Thrush
- The Knot
- The Rails
- FOREIGN BIRDS of the Ancient Continent, which are related to the Rail
- FOREIGN BIRDS of the New Continent, which are related to the Rail
- The Caurale
- The Water-Hen
- The Little Water-Hen
- The Porzanay or the Great Water-Hen
- The Grinetta
- The Smirring
- The Glout
- FOREIGN BIRDS, which are related to the Water-Hen
- The Jacana
- The Sultana Hen, or Porphyrion
- BIRDS which are related to the Sultana Hen
- The Common Coot
- The Crested Coot
- The Phalaropes
- The Grebe
- The Chesnut
- The Divers
- The Merganser
- The Pelican
- VARIETIES of the Pelican
- The Cormorant
- The Shag
- The Sea Swallows
- The Tropic Bird
- The Boobies
- The Gannet
- The Frigat
- The Gulls and the Mews
- The White Mew
- The Labbe, or Dung-Bird
- The Long-tailed Labbe
- The Anhinga
- The Rufous Anhinga
- The Shearbill
- The Noddy
- The Avoset
- The Runner
- The Red Flamingo
- Plate section
The Rails
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 March 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- THE Ibis
- The White Ibis
- The Black Ibis
- The Curlews
- CURLEWS of the New Continent
- The Lapwing
- The Lapwing-Plover
- The Plovers
- The Pluvian
- The Great Plover
- The Long-Shank
- The Oyster-Catcher
- The Swift-Runner
- The Turn-Stone
- The Water-Ouzel
- The Water-Thrush
- The Knot
- The Rails
- FOREIGN BIRDS of the Ancient Continent, which are related to the Rail
- FOREIGN BIRDS of the New Continent, which are related to the Rail
- The Caurale
- The Water-Hen
- The Little Water-Hen
- The Porzanay or the Great Water-Hen
- The Grinetta
- The Smirring
- The Glout
- FOREIGN BIRDS, which are related to the Water-Hen
- The Jacana
- The Sultana Hen, or Porphyrion
- BIRDS which are related to the Sultana Hen
- The Common Coot
- The Crested Coot
- The Phalaropes
- The Grebe
- The Chesnut
- The Divers
- The Merganser
- The Pelican
- VARIETIES of the Pelican
- The Cormorant
- The Shag
- The Sea Swallows
- The Tropic Bird
- The Boobies
- The Gannet
- The Frigat
- The Gulls and the Mews
- The White Mew
- The Labbe, or Dung-Bird
- The Long-tailed Labbe
- The Anhinga
- The Rufous Anhinga
- The Shearbill
- The Noddy
- The Avoset
- The Runner
- The Red Flamingo
- Plate section
Summary
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- The Natural History of BirdsFrom the French of the Count de Buffon; Illustrated with Engravings, and a Preface, Notes, and Additions, by the Translator, pp. 136 - 149Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010First published in: 1793