History of British animals - University of Guam Marine Laboratory

146 BIRDS.December 1825. The feathers were quite fresh and entire, like those of awild bird. I owe the possession of the specimen to the ornithological zealand attention of the Reverend A. Esplin, schoolmaster of Monymeal.A second class of stragglersincludes those species, individuals of whichhave escaped from confinement on board of vessels, or from aviaries on—shore,such as the Painted Bunting, the Trumpeter, and the Black Swan. Suchbirds, if carefully examined, will be found to have the extremities of thewing and tail-feathers worn and imperfect, the result of their confinement.The reader who wishes to examine figures of the British Birds, may consultwith great advantage the expressive delineations of Bewick, whose workon " British Birds" he will find a useful companion to his studies. Shouldcoloured figures, as elegant productions of art and luxury, be the object ofhis wishes, he will find gratificationin the publications of Edwards, Pennant,Donovan, and Lewin, but especiallyin the splendid work of Mr Selby, whichis superior to all the others, in true form, correct expression, and faithful colouring.rest decreasing to the exterior. The two middle dusky black, the next grey,the inner margin white towards the extremity, with a black and brown spotnear the base ; the fourth and third grey, with the black spot ; the secondgrey, with the black and brown spot.The outer web and tip of the firstwhite, lower half of the inner web grey, with a black and brown spot. Theupper tail-covers long, produced the lower ones ;white.