Mark Catesby - Icterus minor, The basterd Baltimore Bird; Bignonia Urusu foliis &c., The Catalpah Tree.

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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Quercus sempervirens foliis oblongis non sinuatis, Live Oak; Picus maximus crista-tubra, The large red crested Woodpecker.

Quercus sempervirens foliis oblongis non sinuatis, Live Oak; Picus maximus crista-tubra, The large red crested Woodpecker. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Magnolia altissima, The Laurel-Tree of Carolina.

Magnolia altissima, The Laurel-Tree of Carolina. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Perca &c., The Croker; Perca rubra &c., The Squirrel.

Perca &c., The Croker; Perca rubra &c., The Squirrel. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Perca &c., The Negro-Fish; Perca cauda nigra, The Black-Tail.

Perca &c., The Negro-Fish; Perca cauda nigra, The Black-Tail. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Accepiter cauda forcipater furcata, The Swallow-Tail Hawk.

Accepiter cauda forcipater furcata, The Swallow-Tail Hawk. (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)
Arbor Jasmini floribus, The Seven Years Apple; Parus Bahamensis, The Bahama Titmous.

Arbor Jasmini floribus, The Seven Years Apple; Parus Bahamensis, The Bahama Titmous. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Passerculus, The little Sparrow; Convulvulus Caroliniensis, The Purple Bindweed of Carolina.

Passerculus, The little Sparrow; Convulvulus Caroliniensis, The Purple Bindweed of Carolina. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Caprimulgus minor Americanus, The Whip-poor-Will; Aureliana Canadensis, The Ginseng, or Ninsin of the Chinese.

Caprimulgus minor Americanus, The Whip-poor-Will; Aureliana Canadensis, The Ginseng, or Ninsin of the Chinese. (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)
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)
Podicipes &c. [Prodicipes minor], The Pied-Bill Dopchick.

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

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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)
Vespa ichneumon tripilis Pensylvaniensis; Rhus glabrum Panicula speciosa coccinea.

Vespa ichneumon tripilis Pensylvaniensis; Rhus glabrum Panicula speciosa coccinea. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Ardea Cærulea, The blue Heron.

Ardea Cærulea, The blue Heron. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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