Mark Catesby - Muscicapa fusca, the little brown Flycatcher; Muscicapa oculis rubris, The red Eyed Flycatcher; Arbor Lauri fol. &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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Psittacus &c., The Parrot-Fish.

Psittacus &c., The Parrot-Fish. (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)
Quercus folio non serrato, in summitate quasi triangulo, Water Oak; Picus capite toto rubro, The red headed Woodpecker.

Quercus folio non serrato, in summitate quasi triangulo, Water Oak; Picus capite toto rubro, The red headed Woodpecker. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
An Recinoides &c., The Ilathera Bark; Anguis &c.; The Copper-belly Snake.

An Recinoides &c., The Ilathera Bark; Anguis &c.; The Copper-belly Snake. (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)
Anseri Bassano affinis fusca avis, The Booby.

Anseri Bassano affinis fusca avis, The Booby. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Oenanthe Americana, The yellow breasted Chat; Solanum &c.

Oenanthe Americana, The yellow breasted Chat; Solanum &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)
Pagurus Maculatus, The res mottled Rosk-Crab; Cancer chelis crassissimis, The rough-shell’d Crab.

Pagurus Maculatus, The res mottled Rosk-Crab; Cancer chelis crassissimis, The rough-shell’d Crab. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Noctua aurita minor, The little Owl.

Noctua aurita minor, The little Owl. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The red winged Starling; The broad-leaved Candle-berry Myrtle.

The red winged Starling; The broad-leaved Candle-berry Myrtle. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Parus cucullo nigro, The Hooded Titmous; Tupelo Arbor, The water Tupelo.

Parus cucullo nigro, The Hooded Titmous; Tupelo Arbor, The water Tupelo. (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)
Perca rhomboidalis &c., The Pork Fish; Perca Piunis [pinnis] &c., The Schoolmaster.

Perca rhomboidalis &c., The Pork Fish; Perca Piunis [pinnis] &c., The Schoolmaster. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Caryophyllus spurius inodorus &c.; Convolvulus minor Pentaphyllos &c.; Phalæna ingens, The Great Moth.

Caryophyllus spurius inodorus &c.; Convolvulus minor Pentaphyllos &c.; Phalæna ingens, The Great Moth. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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