The history of four-footed beasts and serpents. (1658)
Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625?, Gessner, Conrad, 1516-1565, Moffett, Thomas, 1553-1604, Rowland, John, M.D · London, Printed by E. Cotes, for G. Sawbridge [etc.] · leaf 924
The eighth is almoft all over brown, but the edgesof the wings and the middle part of the horns are ofyellow or box colour. The ninth is almoft like unto it, but that the edgesof the wings are like black fand, it hath horns broadand bended, of a whity-brown colour, the middle oftheoutermoft wings… … The tenth is of a like bignefie, all over of a whitebrown, but that the middle of the outermofl wings ismarked with a white fpot, and the eye with a veryblack apple. The head of the eleventh is tuberous, the hornsflender, the body like day trodden \ otherwife thewings are all of a dark filver…
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