Mark Catesby - Accipiter minor, The little Hawk.

Mark Catesby was an English naturalist who studied flora and fauna in the New World. Between 1729 and 1747 Catesby published his Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, the first published account of the flora and fauna of North America. It included 220 plates of birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects, mammals and plants.

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Podicipes &c. [Prodicipes minor], The Pied-Bill Dopchick.

Podicipes &c. [Prodicipes minor], The Pied-Bill Dopchick. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Anguis viridis, The Green-Snake; Cassena &c.

Anguis viridis, The Green-Snake; Cassena &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Testudo marina viridis, The Green-Turtle.

Testudo marina viridis, The Green-Turtle. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Morinellus marinus, The Turn-Stone, or Sea-Dottrel; Frutex &c.,

Morinellus marinus, The Turn-Stone, or Sea-Dottrel; Frutex &c., (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Anguis capite viperino, The Hog-nose Snake; Lilium &c.

Anguis capite viperino, The Hog-nose Snake; Lilium &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Cistus flore Periclymini, The Upright Honysuckle; Parus cristatus, The crested Titmous.

Cistus flore Periclymini, The Upright Honysuckle; Parus cristatus, The crested Titmous. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Vipera caudisona, The Rattle-Snake; The Section of a Rattle; A Rattle of Twenty-four joynts; A Tooth.

Vipera caudisona, The Rattle-Snake; The Section of a Rattle; A Rattle of Twenty-four joynts; A Tooth. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Chamærhododendros &c. ; Chamædaphne semper virens &c.

Chamærhododendros &c. ; Chamædaphne semper virens &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
An Acarauna &c., The Angel-Fish.

An Acarauna &c., The Angel-Fish. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Sitta capite nigro, The Nuthatch; Luercus humilior, The Highland Willow Oak; Sitta capite fusco, The Small Nuthatch.

Sitta capite nigro, The Nuthatch; Luercus humilior, The Highland Willow Oak; Sitta capite fusco, The Small Nuthatch. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Bagre &c., The Cat-Fish.

Bagre &c., The Cat-Fish. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Quequedula Americana variegata, The White-Face Teal.

Quequedula Americana variegata, The White-Face Teal. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Anona maxima &c.; Phalæna magna, The largest Carolina Moth; The Caterpillar of this Moth.

Anona maxima &c.; Phalæna magna, The largest Carolina Moth; The Caterpillar of this Moth. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Linaria cærulea, The Blew Linnet; Solanum triphyllon, flore hexapetalo carneo.

Linaria cærulea, The Blew Linnet; Solanum triphyllon, flore hexapetalo carneo. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Solea lunata &c., The Sole.

Solea lunata &c., The Sole. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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