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e o

L

( 1.27 )

e o

M

¡fu

n,ining back,

~nd

long feathers on the ncck.

It

cirdes fllrrored to inlerfetl cnch olher nt

ri~ht

nnglcs

js fou lld

1\1

the in' nel

,,1'

NicOIII1,U ncar Prf,lI.

28

The

in the poles of the worla, antl

10

rafs tlll ollgh the

finica is )dh\l\',lh, allJ bcltrd wi th hlack ; the Ill'lIy

folflitial and eqllinoélial points of the ediplic.

See

is rcd"tlh, the willgs yrliow , the prime winr,·lcalhcrs

GEOGRAPItV,

Rnd AS TRO NO",Y .

black, and a blark bdl.

It

is

a

nalive of China. COLUIU . a little inano in the nu lph of Engia, in Ihe

~9.

The indiCd, Wilh

a

Pllrr1e bodv, r,rcclI nlOlIl,ICIS ,

i\rcllll'dago, abOltt fcven miles fOlllh of

A lhcn~:

of

and the 101' of the

he~d

hlllein, 11 is a oative of the

this

ill~nd

Ajax

w~s

(overeign:

E.

long

2'4",

N.

I~t.

Eall Indies.

;0.

The c.lOadenfis, \\'i lh the prime

38°.

win~.feathers

)'ellow at lhe points, nod the rrime lail· COLUTEA, BAST ARD' SF. NA, in hotany, agenus of the

feathm ¡Ih ·coloured.

!t

is a native

01'

Canada.

diadelphia decandria elals. The pod is inJl.teJ, and

3

lo

The afra, with the eXlerior prime tai l·fealhcrs

opcns ," the

IOp;

and the ealix js bilabialt'd.

1

he

while at the pUinl!, and violet fpots on the wing fea-

fperies a,'e three, none of

th~m

nH;ves o( Hr;tain.

lhers. lt is , nati ve of Senrgal.

,2.

The lllrtur, COLH1HUS, the DIVF.R, in ornithology, agenlls be-

wilh the prime lail-(ealhm wh'le, a grryint ba.:k, "nd

longing to lhe orderof anferes. The bill has no leetl\,

a flen,·eoloured

br~all .

Tt is a nalive of India.

is Ii,bubtrd, IIrait, and ntarp' pointed; the teeth are

33.

"he ri(oria tS elay-coloured above, and has a

in the fallx or throat; the nollrils are linear, and nt

black crcreenl

011

the neck.

It

is a native o( In-

the bafe o( the bill; and the legs are unrtl for walking.

dia

31 .

The po(l\rina, with

a

purple body, and

'J

hete are eb en fpeeies,

vh.

lo

'fhe grylle, witlt

a

yellow 'hill

~nd I~gs.

Ir

inhabits America with-

I'almatcd and lhree·toed (eet,

a

red body, and the co-

in the lroplcs. 3). '1he minlll< is the fmalldl o( all

,·tl ing (eathers o( the wings white.

It

lIies

ver)'

low,

pigeons, is o( a dulky colour, Wilh rtve !leel·coloured

ano is a native o( Greenland.

2.

The troile, Wilh

fpots on the wtngs, and the OOlmOa prime tail- feathers

palmaled three· toed

(m,

a blaek hody, a ",hile

",hite.

It

is

a

oalive of America.

36.

The migratolia

breaH and bdly, and the fccondary prime (ealhers

01'

has a wedge.n,aped lail, red naked orbits, and aredclifh

the wings white at the poinls.

Ir

is found withio

ore.ili. l'his fpeeies is

I'~ry

(requent in Nonh Ame

the arélic eirele.

3.

The Itptent rionalis, Wilh palmated

rica: They live upon the f"eds o( lheelm, oak, wheat,

four·\oco· fecl, anJ an iron-eolourcd fpot under lhe

&c.

and they winter in Carolina.

37.

The earoli-

neck.

It

i5 a nati,'c o( tllt, nonhern I,¡kes of Eu rope.

nenfia has a wedge-n,aped tail, blue orbits, and a red-

They build their neas upon lhe Ihore WitllOlll

art,

and

difh bdly.

It

is a native of America.

38.

The am-

laya cOllple eggs: Ihey run \Vith

grc.lt

quiekoefs upon

boinenrts has a wedge. n,aped tail, a reddifh body,

the water

i

and prefage !lorltls by nying and erying

and a greenifh neek.

It

is (ound at Amboilla.

witl, a miferable tOne of voiee.

1.

'f'he arélieus,

39.

The eaptnfis has a wedge.n,aped tail, and Ihe

\Vilh palnJaled (our·to,d(w, a hoaryhead, and a I'io-

prime wing-(cathers reo on the interior fideo

It

is

let neek.

11

(requents lhe nonheln feas and lakcs.

found at the C' pe o( Good Hope. 40. The margi-

5.

The glaeialis, with p"lmated (our-toed (eet, and

l

nata hdS a wedge-fhaped tair, a red brean, and the

"iolet head and neeL

lt

inhabits the nonhero feas.

poiots o( the prime tail-fealhers black and edged with

6.

The immer, Wilh palmated four·toed feet, the uprer

while.

pan o( the bod)'black and undulated with white, 3nd a

COLUMOINE, in botany. See

A<tu

tLEG

1.1.

white bclly. ltinhabils the (rozenfeas.

7.

Thecrylla-

Ftnrh,,:dCoLUMDINE. See

THú , cTRu ~t.

lus , Wilh lobated (eet, a red head, a black collar, and

COLUMBUS, or

CMKregali1n

of

SI

COLUMDUS, a

white (econdary prime wing-(eathers.

lt

is a nalive

focicty of regular canons, who (ormerly had an huo·. o( Europe.

8.

T he auritus, witlt lobated feet, a blac"

dred abbt)'s or OIonaneries in the Britifh i(lands.

"ead, and the ears are creaed and o( an iron colour.

COLUM ELLA, in botany. See Vol.

l.

p.

637.

l tfrequents the lakCli o( lZurope and America.

9.

The

COLUMN, in architcélurc, a round pillar, made to

urinator, with lobaled (eet, a fmooth hcad, and whitc

fupport and adoro a building, and compofed of a bafe,

fpots on lhe wings.

lt

is anativc o( the fouthero pU1S

afha(l, and a capilal. See ARCH ITECTURE.

ofEurope.

10.

The dominicus, with lobaled feet ,

COL U"N, in the military art, a long deep file o( troops

a fmoolh hcad, and the bclly

vcry

much fpotled.

or baggage.

JI.

The padiceps, with looated

(m

and a ytllowi(l,

The lirll and fccond lines of the

a r~ly

as they are

body. It is a native o( North America.

encamrcd, make gtnerally two columns on a march, COLYTEA, in botany. Sce CHCIS .

filing oll' either (roOl lhe IIght or leit : fometimes the COMA, or COMA ·V 'GIL,

a

pretcrnatural

propen~ty to

arIO)' mar:hes in fou r, fix, or eight columns, aecor-

(leep, when ncverthelefs the patient does nOl (leep,

dir,r. as the ground wi ll allow

i

and each eolumn is led , or, i( he does, awakes im01ediately without any re-

byar.'ncralo,'Iicer.

licf.

See MED ICINE .

COLU

r-ll\tEA,

in bot tny, a genus o( thc didynamia an- CoMA SOM NOL ENTU M, iswhen the patlent continues in

giofpcrmia clafs. The c.llix IS di"ided into rtve feg-

a pro(ound fieep, and, when awaked , immediately re-

m~nls ;

the upper I. bium of the coroll. is vaulled and

Idpfes, without being able

tu

keep open his eyes. Sre

(,otire, and ¡:,buous at t[,e bafe

i

tl,e anther:!: are con-

MED ICtNe.

neaed; and the CJI·lol ! is bi lotul"r. There is but COMARUM , in botany, a genus of plant s of the icofan-

one fpecics,

vi::

th(

bn('ell~,

a

n"tive o( lIlaninico.

dria polygynia clafs. The calix is dil',ded ioto ten

COLURES, in allronomy atld geogrdphy, tlVO great

¡etlntenlS

i

the petals are five, and lefs than the calix,

VOL.

[1.

No.

39,

3

t

3 M

anC!