Joh. Amos Commenii Orbis sensualium pictus, hoc est, Omnium fundamentalium in mundo rerum, & in vita actionum, pictura & nomenclatura Joh. Amos Commenius's Visible world, or, A picture and nomenclature of all the chief things that are in the world, and of mens employments therein / a work newly written by the author in Latine and High-Dutch ... ; & translated into English by Charles Hoole ... for the use of young Latine-scholars.

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Joh. Amos Commenii Orbis sensualium pictus, hoc est, Omnium fundamentalium in mundo rerum, & in vita actionum, pictura & nomenclatura Joh. Amos Commenius's Visible world, or, A picture and nomenclature of all the chief things that are in the world, and of mens employments therein / a work newly written by the author in Latine and High-Dutch ... ; & translated into English by Charles Hoole ... for the use of young Latine-scholars.
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Comenius, Johann Amos, 1592-1670.
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London :: Printed for J. Kirton ...,
1659.
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Latin language -- Readers.
Natural history -- Juvenile literature.
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XIX. (Book 19)

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19

Animalia. & Primùm Aves.

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Animal, vivit, sentit, movet se; nascitur, moritur; nutritur, & crescit; stat, aut sedet, aut cubat, aut graditur.

Avis, (hîc Halcyon, 1. in mari nidulans,) tegitur Plumis, 2. volat Pennis, 3. habet duas Alas, 4. totidem Pedes, 5. Caudam; 6. & Rostrum 7.

Foemella, 8 in Nido 9. ponit Ova, 10. iisque incubans, excludit Pullos. 11.

Ovum tegitur Testâ, 12. sub quâ est Albumen, 14. in hoc Vitellus. 13.

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Living-Creatures, and first Birds.

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A living Creature, liveth, perceiveth, moveth it self; is born, dieth; is nourished, and groweth; standeth, or fitteth, or lyeth, or goeth.

A Bird, (here the Kings Fisher 1. making her nost in the Sea) is covered with Feathers 2. flyeth with Wings 3. hath two pinions 4. and as many Feet 5. A tail, 6. and a bill, 7.

The Shee, 8. layeth Egges, 10. in a Nest, 9. and sitting upon them, hatcheth young-ones 11.

An Egge is covered with a Shell 12. under which is the white 14. in this the Yolk. 13.

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