Mark Catesby - Passer niger, Occulis rubris, The Towhe Bird; Passer fusca, The cow-pen Bird.

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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Ardea alba, The little white Heron; Ketmia &c.

Ardea alba, The little white Heron; Ketmia &c. (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)
Podicipes &c. [Prodicipes minor], The Pied-Bill Dopchick.

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

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Linaria cærulea, The Blew Linnet; Solanum triphyllon, flore hexapetalo carneo.

Linaria cærulea, The Blew Linnet; Solanum triphyllon, flore hexapetalo carneo. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Ketmia, The Mano-Tree; Phalæna fusca &c.

Ketmia, The Mano-Tree; Phalæna fusca &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Magnolia fore albo &c.; Formica villosa coccinea, The Velvet Ant.

Magnolia fore albo &c.; Formica villosa coccinea, The Velvet Ant. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Monedula purpurea, The purple Jackdaw.

Monedula purpurea, The purple Jackdaw. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Muscicapa fusca, the little brown Flycatcher; Muscicapa oculis rubris, The red Eyed Flycatcher; Arbor Lauri fol. &c.

Muscicapa fusca, the little brown Flycatcher; Muscicapa oculis rubris, The red Eyed Flycatcher; Arbor Lauri fol. &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Volubilis siliquosa Mexicana plantagini folio, The Vanelloe.

Volubilis siliquosa Mexicana plantagini folio, The Vanelloe. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Scolopendra; Hamamelis.

Scolopendra; Hamamelis. (1754)

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

Ardea Cærulea, The blue Heron. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Acacia &c., Frutor [Frutex] foliis oblongis &c.; Vipera caudisona minor, The Small Rattle-Snake.

Acacia &c., Frutor [Frutex] foliis oblongis &c.; Vipera caudisona minor, The Small Rattle-Snake. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Frutex Lauri folio pendulo, fructu tricocco, semine nigro splendente, Red Wood; Psitticus Paradisis, The Parrot of Paradise.

Frutex Lauri folio pendulo, fructu tricocco, semine nigro splendente, Red Wood; Psitticus Paradisis, The Parrot of Paradise. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Mergus

Mergus (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)
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