Mark Catesby - The Red Winged Starling (Oriolus phoeniceus)

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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Querquedula Americana fusca, The Blue-Wing Teal.

Querquedula Americana fusca, The Blue-Wing Teal. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Tapia &c.; Cancer terrestris, The Land-Crab.

Tapia &c.; Cancer terrestris, The Land-Crab. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Turdus flavus, The Hog-Fish; Turdus &c., The Shad.

Turdus flavus, The Hog-Fish; Turdus &c., The Shad. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Rana viridis arborea, The Green-Tree Frog; Arum Americanum, The Scunk Weed.

Rana viridis arborea, The Green-Tree Frog; Arum Americanum, The Scunk Weed. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.035

Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.035 (1777)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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)
Centipede (Scolopendra morsitans)

Centipede (Scolopendra morsitans) (1731-1743)

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)
The Sole (Solea lunata & c)

The Sole (Solea lunata & c) (1731-1743)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Swallow Tail Hawk (Falco furcatus)

The Swallow Tail Hawk (Falco furcatus) (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Black Muray (Muraenae helenae varietas)

The Black Muray (Muraenae helenae varietas) (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Accipiter Palumbarius, The Pigeon-Hawk.

Accipiter Palumbarius, The Pigeon-Hawk. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.017

Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines Pl.017 (1777)

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)
Larus major, The Laughing Gull.

Larus major, The Laughing Gull. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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