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Identifier: histoirenaturell51buff_1 (find matches)
Title: Histoire naturelle des oiseaux
Year: 1775 (1770s)
Authors: Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de, 1707-1788
Subjects: Birds
Publisher: Paris, De l'imprimerie royale
Contributing Library: Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library

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&c.de même que tous les autres animaux despays du Nord, ont le poil plus long queceux de même cfpèce qui habitent desclimats tempérés. Au refte, les variations dans le plumagedun oifeau auffi généralement, aufii pro-fondément noir que le corbeau, variationsproduites par la feule différence de lâge,du climat, ou par dautres caufes purementaccidentelles, font une nouvelle preuveajoutée à tant dautres, que la couleur nefit jamais un caradère confiant, & quedans aucun cas elle ne doit être regardéecomme un attribut efientiel. Outre cette variété de couleur, iî y aaufïï dans fefpèce des corbeaux, variétéde grandeur ; ceux du mont Jura, parexemple, ont paru à M. Hébert qui aété à portée de les obferver, plus grands& plus forts que ceux des montagnes duBugey ; & Ariftote nous apprend queles corbeaux & les éperviers font plus petitsdans lEgypte que dans la Grèce (p)> (p) Hijlor^ animal, iib. VIII, cap. XXXVIII. Vinri. K PI.11. puijf . 04,
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XE COKBEAV. 5J OISEAUX ÉTRANGERS.qui ont rapport au CoR BEAU. LE CORBEAU DES INDESDE BONTIUS. V> E T oîfeau fe trouve aux ifles Mo-luques, & principalement dans celle deBanda: nous ne le connoîflons que parune defcription incomplète & par unefigure très-mauvaife ; en forte quon nepeut déterminer que par conjeifture celuide nos oifeaux dEurope auquel il doitêtre rapporté. Bontius, le premier & jecrois le feul qui lait vu^ Ta regardécomme un corbeau (a), en quoi il aété fuîvi par Ray, Willughby (b) ^quelques autres; mais M. Briflbn en afait un calao (c). Javoue que je fuis de (a) Voyez Hift* NaU f Med. Indi^ m\ f If J Ornithologie, page 8^. (c) Ornithologie, tome IV; page <y66^ C iiij 5 ^ Hiflolre Naturelle lavis des premiers, & voici mes raîfbnsen peu de mots. Cet oifeaii a, fuivant Bontius, le bec 6 la démarche de notre corbeau, & enconféquence il lui en a donné le nom,malgré (on cou un peu long, & la petiteprotubérance que la figure fai

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  • bookyear:1775
  • bookdecade:1770
  • bookcentury:1700
  • bookauthor:Buffon__Georges_Louis_Leclerc__comte_de__1707_1788
  • booksubject:Birds
  • bookpublisher:Paris__De_l_imprimerie_royale
  • bookcontributor:Harvard_University__Museum_of_Comparative_Zoology__Ernst_Mayr_Library
  • booksponsor:Harvard_University__Museum_of_Comparative_Zoology__Ernst_Mayr_Library
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