Mark Catesby - Turdus flavus, The Hog-Fish; Turdus &c., The Shad.

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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Noctua aurita minor, The little Owl.

Noctua aurita minor, The little Owl. (1754)

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

Ardea Cærulea, The blue Heron. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Anona foliis Laurinis, The Sappadillo-Tree; Convolvulus foliis variis &c.

Anona foliis Laurinis, The Sappadillo-Tree; Convolvulus foliis variis &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Rubicilla minor nigra, The little black Bullfinch; Amelanchier &c., The Fringe Tree.

Rubicilla minor nigra, The little black Bullfinch; Amelanchier &c., The Fringe Tree. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Rana maxima, The Bull-Frog; Helleborena, The Lady’s Slipper of Pennsylvania.

Rana maxima, The Bull-Frog; Helleborena, The Lady’s Slipper of Pennsylvania. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Icterus minor, The basterd Baltimore Bird; Bignonia Urusu foliis &c., The Catalpah Tree.

Icterus minor, The basterd Baltimore Bird; Bignonia Urusu foliis &c., The Catalpah Tree. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Vipera marina, The Viper-mouth; Cataphractus Americanus.

Vipera marina, The Viper-mouth; Cataphractus Americanus. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Perca &c., The Grunt; Albula Bahamensis, The Mullet.

Perca &c., The Grunt; Albula Bahamensis, The Mullet. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Testudo Caretta, The Hawks-bill-Turtle.

Testudo Caretta, The Hawks-bill-Turtle. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Phylanthos &c.; Remora, The Sucking-Fish.

Phylanthos &c.; Remora, The Sucking-Fish. (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)
Anas Americanus, The Blue-wing Shoveler.

Anas Americanus, The Blue-wing Shoveler. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Perca &c., The Margate Fish; Saurus &c., The Sea Sparrow-Hawk.

Perca &c., The Margate Fish; Saurus &c., The Sea Sparrow-Hawk. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Numenius fuscus, The Brown Curlew.

Numenius fuscus, The Brown Curlew. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Ornithogalum liteum &c., The Little yellow Star-Flower; Alauda Magna, The large Lark.

Ornithogalum liteum &c., The Little yellow Star-Flower; Alauda Magna, The large Lark. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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