Mark Catesby - Frutex Corni foliis &c.; Garullus Carolinensis, The Chatterer.

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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Frutex &c.; Anguis gracilis cæruleo-viridis, The blueish-green Snake.

Frutex &c.; Anguis gracilis cæruleo-viridis, The blueish-green Snake. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Grus Americana Alba, The hooping Crane; Prunus &c., The Bullet-Bush.

Grus Americana Alba, The hooping Crane; Prunus &c., The Bullet-Bush. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Hirundo cauda aculeata Americana, The American Swallow; Lilium angustifolium flore rubro singulari.

Hirundo cauda aculeata Americana, The American Swallow; Lilium angustifolium flore rubro singulari. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Scarabæus pilularis Americanus, The Tumble-Turds; Lilium &c.

Scarabæus pilularis Americanus, The Tumble-Turds; Lilium &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Ispida &c., The King-Fisher; Myrtus &c., The narrow-leaved Candle-berry Myrtle.

Ispida &c., The King-Fisher; Myrtus &c., The narrow-leaved Candle-berry Myrtle. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Muscicapa vertice nigro, The Cat-bird; Alni folia Americana serrata.

Muscicapa vertice nigro, The Cat-bird; Alni folia Americana serrata. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The red belly’d Woodpecker; The hairy Woodpecker ; Black Oak.

The red belly’d Woodpecker; The hairy Woodpecker ; Black Oak. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Lilium &c., The Red Lily; Anguis &c., The Wampum-Snake.

Lilium &c., The Red Lily; Anguis &c., The Wampum-Snake. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Umbla minor &c., Barracuda; Vulpis Bahamensis.

Umbla minor &c., Barracuda; Vulpis Bahamensis. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Anona fructu lutescente &c.

Anona fructu lutescente &c. (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)
Frutex Viginianus; Papilio caudatus maximus.

Frutex Viginianus; Papilio caudatus maximus. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Buteo Specie gallo pavonis, The Turkey Buzzard.

Buteo Specie gallo pavonis, The Turkey Buzzard. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Frutex &c., The Sorrel-Tree; Pluvialis vociferus, The Chattering Plover.

Frutex &c., The Sorrel-Tree; Pluvialis vociferus, The Chattering Plover. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Podicipes &c. [Prodicipes minor], The Pied-Bill Dopchick.

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

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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