Latin language -- Readers; Natural history -- Juvenile literature; Picture books for children
A _living Creature_ liveth,
perceiveth, moveth it self;
is born, dieth,
is nourished, and groweth:
standeth, or sitteth,
or lieth, or goeth.
_Animal_ vivit,
sentit, movet se;
nascitur, moritur,
nutritur, & crescit;
stat, aut sedet,
aut cubat, aut graditur.
A _Bird_,
(here the King’s _Fisher_, 1.
making her nest in the Sea.)
_Avis_,
(hic _Halcyon_, 1.
in mari nidulans.)
is covered with _Feathers_, 2.
flyeth with _Wings_, 3.
hath two _Pinions_, 4.
as many _Feet_, 5.
a _Tail_, 6.
and a _Bill_, 7.
tegitur _Plumis_, 2.
volat _Pennis_, 3.
habet duas _Alas_, 4.
totidem _Pedes_, 5.
_Caudam_, 6.
& _Rostrum_, 7.
The _Shee_, 8.
_layeth_ Eggs, 10.
in a nest, 9.
and sitting upon them,
hatcheth _young ones_, 11.
_Fæmella_, 8.
_ponit_ Ova, 10.
in nido, 9.
et incubans iis,
excludit _Pullos_, 11.
An _Egg_ is cover’d
with a _Shell_, 12.
under which is
the _White_, 13.
in this the _Yolk_, 14.
_Ovum_ tegitur
_testa_, 12.
sub qua est
_Albumen_, 13.
in hoc _Vitellus_, 14.
XX.
Tame Fowls.
Aves Domesticæ.
[Illustration]
The _Cock_, 1. (which
croweth in the Morning.)
hath a _Comb_, 2.
and _Spurs_, 3.
_Gallus_, 1. (qui
cantat mane.)
habet _Cristam_, 2.
& _Calcaria_, 3.
being gelded, he is called
a _Capon_, and is crammed
in a _Coop_, 4.
castratus dicitur
_Capo_ & saginatur
in _Ornithotrophico_, 4.
A _Hen_, 5.
scrapeth the _Dunghil_,
and picketh up Corns:
_Gallina_, 5.
ruspatur _fimetum_,
& colligit grana:
as also the _Pigeons_, 6.
(which are brought up in
a _Pigeon-house_, 7.)
and the _Turkey-cock_, 8.
with his _Turkey-hen_, 9.
sicut & _Columbæ_, 6,
(quæ educantur in
_Columbario_, 7.)
& _Gallopavus_, 8.
cum sua _Meleagride_, 9.
The gay _Peacock_, 10.
prideth in his Feathers.
Formosus _Pavo_, 10.
superbit pennis.
The _Stork_, 11.
buildeth her nest
on the top of the House.
_Ciconia_, 11.
nidificat
in tecto.
The _Swallow_, 12.
the _Sparrow_, 13.
the _Mag-pie_, 14.
the _Jackdaw_, 15.
_Hirundo_, 12.
_Passer_, 13.
_Pica_, 14.
_Monedula_, 15.
and the _Bat_, 16.
(or Flettermouse)
use to flie about Houses.
& _Vespertilio_, 16.
(Mus alatus)
volitant circa Domus.
XXI.
Singing-Birds.
Oscines.
[Illustration]
The _Nightingal_, 1.
singeth the sweetlyest of all.
_Luscinia_ (_Philomela_), 1.
cantat suavissime omnium.
The _Lark_, 2. singeth
as she flyeth in the Air.
_Alauda_, 2. cantillat
volitans in aere;
The _Quail_, 3.
sitting on the ground;
_Coturnix_, 3.
sedens humi;
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