The ornithology of Francis Willughby of Middleton in the county of Warwick Esq, fellow of the Royal Society in three books : wherein all the birds hitherto known, being reduced into a method sutable to their natures, are accurately described : the descriptions illustrated by most elegant figures, nearly resembling the live birds, engraven in LXXVII copper plates : translated into English, and enlarged with many additions throughout the whole work : to which are added, Three considerable discourses, I. of the art of fowling, with a description of several nets in two large copper plates, II. of the ordering of singing birds, III. of falconry / by John Ray ...

* Gesners blue Crow; the same I suspect with the precedent.

The blue Crow, whose figure Jo. Kentmannus, sent to Gesner, but the History thereof George Fabricius out of Misnia; is a wild bird, and not easie to be tamed; called by the Misnians, Ein wild Holtzkrae, of others, Galgen-regell, or Halck-regel. It is found beyond the River Elb, in the Luchovian Forest, and in the neighbouring Woods: It haunts and abides in desart and unfrequented places. Some from the colour call it Ein Tentschen Pappagey, that is, The German Parrot. It is transported into Forein Countries for no other commendation but the colour. So far George Fabri∣cius. The Bill (as the Picture shews) is black: The Legs dusky, and for the propor∣tion of the body small. It is here and there all over the body, viz. on the Head,

Wings, Tail, about the Rump, and all the underside of a shining blue colour, in some places more sincere, in some mixt with green. The colour of the Back and upper side of the Neck is dusky: The greater feathers of the Wings black. I am verily per∣swaded, that this bird is no other than the Strasburgh Roller.

Notes

• That is, a wild Wood Crow.