Mark Catesby - Accipiter Piscatorius, The Fishing 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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Columba capite albo, The White-crowned Pigeon; Frutex cotini fere folio crasso,&c., The Coco Plum.

Columba capite albo, The White-crowned Pigeon; Frutex cotini fere folio crasso,&c., The Coco Plum. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Caprimulgus, The Goat-Sucker.

Caprimulgus, The Goat-Sucker. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Mancanilla Pyri facie, The Mancaneel-Tree; Viscum foliis latioribus; Papilio medius &c.

Mancanilla Pyri facie, The Mancaneel-Tree; Viscum foliis latioribus; Papilio medius &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Anona foliis Laurinis, The Sappadillo-Tree; Convolvulus foliis variis &c.

Anona foliis Laurinis, The Sappadillo-Tree; Convolvulus foliis variis &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Sciurus, The Flying-Squirrel; Viscum.

Sciurus, The Flying-Squirrel; Viscum. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Turdus pilaris migratorius, The Fieldlfare of Carolina; Aristolochia pistolochia &c., The Snake-root of Virginia.

Turdus pilaris migratorius, The Fieldlfare of Carolina; Aristolochia pistolochia &c., The Snake-root of Virginia. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Cancer Chelis Rubris, The res-claw Crab; Titanokeratophyton &c.

Cancer Chelis Rubris, The res-claw Crab; Titanokeratophyton &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Querquedula Americana fusca, The Blue-Wing Teal.

Querquedula Americana fusca, The Blue-Wing Teal. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Salpa &c., The Lane-Snapper; Petimbuabo Brasil, The Tobaccopipe-Fish.

Salpa &c., The Lane-Snapper; Petimbuabo Brasil, The Tobaccopipe-Fish. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Muræna maculata, The Muray.

Muræna maculata, The Muray. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Anas minor, The little brown Duck.

Anas minor, The little brown Duck. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Turdus &c., The mangrove Snapper.

Turdus &c., The mangrove Snapper. (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)
Turdus Rhomboidalis, The Tang; Turdus &c., The Yellow Fish.

Turdus Rhomboidalis, The Tang; Turdus &c., The Yellow Fish. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Cenchramidea Arbor saxis adnascens &c., The Balsam-Tree.

Cenchramidea Arbor saxis adnascens &c., The Balsam-Tree. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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