Mark Catesby - Caput Phoenicopteri, The Bill of the Flamingo in its full dimensions; Keratophyton &c.

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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Cuculus Caroliniensis, The Cockow of Carolina; Castinea [Castanea] pumila Virginiana.

Cuculus Caroliniensis, The Cockow of Carolina; Castinea [Castanea] pumila Virginiana. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Turtur minimus guttatus, The Ground Dove; Zanthoxylum spinosum Lentisci foliis, &c., The Pellitory, or Tooth-ach Tree.

Turtur minimus guttatus, The Ground Dove; Zanthoxylum spinosum Lentisci foliis, &c., The Pellitory, or Tooth-ach Tree. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Numenius ruber, The Red Curlew.

Numenius ruber, The Red Curlew. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Passerculus bicolor Bahamiensis, The Bahama Sparrow; Bignonia Arbor Pentaphylla, Plum Cat.

Passerculus bicolor Bahamiensis, The Bahama Sparrow; Bignonia Arbor Pentaphylla, Plum Cat. (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)
Rubecula Americana, The Blue Bird; Smilax non spinola, bumilis Aristolochiæ, baccis rubris.

Rubecula Americana, The Blue Bird; Smilax non spinola, bumilis Aristolochiæ, baccis rubris. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Ornithogalum liteum &c., The Little yellow Star-Flower; Alauda Magna, The large Lark.

Ornithogalum liteum &c., The Little yellow Star-Flower; Alauda Magna, The large Lark. (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)
Accipiter Palumbarius, The Pigeon-Hawk.

Accipiter Palumbarius, The Pigeon-Hawk. (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)
Bison Americanus; Pseudo Acacia hispida floribus roseis.

Bison Americanus; Pseudo Acacia hispida floribus roseis. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Mellivora &c. , The Humming-bird; Bignonia &c., The Trumpet-Flower.

Mellivora &c. , The Humming-bird; Bignonia &c., The Trumpet-Flower. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Pica luteo-nigra varia, The Yellow and Black Pye; Lilio-Narcissus Polianthus; Vespa Ichneumon coerulea.

Pica luteo-nigra varia, The Yellow and Black Pye; Lilio-Narcissus Polianthus; Vespa Ichneumon coerulea. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Frutex &c.; Anguis &c., The Black-Snake.

Frutex &c.; Anguis &c., The Black-Snake. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Perdix sylvestris Virginiana, The American Partridge; Lilio narcissus Virginiensis, The Attamusco Lily.

Perdix sylvestris Virginiana, The American Partridge; Lilio narcissus Virginiensis, The Attamusco Lily. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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