Mark Catesby - Unicornis piscis, The Bahama Unicorn-Fish; The form of a Tooth.

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

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

Ardea alba, The little white Heron; Ketmia &c. (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)
Sciurus, The Flying-Squirrel; Viscum.

Sciurus, The Flying-Squirrel; Viscum. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Corallodendron &c., Anguis minor fuscus maculatus, The little brown Bead-Snake.

Corallodendron &c., Anguis minor fuscus maculatus, The little brown Bead-Snake. (1754)

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)
Accepiter cauda forcipater furcata, The Swallow-Tail Hawk.

Accepiter cauda forcipater furcata, The Swallow-Tail Hawk. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Viscum; Sciurus, The Grey Fox-Squirrel.

Viscum; Sciurus, The Grey Fox-Squirrel. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Manghala &c.; Frutex &c.; Cancellus terrestris Bahamensis, The Hermit-Crab

Manghala &c.; Frutex &c.; Cancellus terrestris Bahamensis, The Hermit-Crab (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Bagre &c., The Cat-Fish.

Bagre &c., The Cat-Fish. (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)
Anguis viridis, The Green-Snake; Cassena &c.

Anguis viridis, The Green-Snake; Cassena &c. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Psitticus Caroliniensis, The Parrot of Carolina.

Psitticus Caroliniensis, The Parrot of Carolina. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Teribinthus major Betule cortice, fructu triangulari, The Gum-elimy Tree; Turdus viscivorus plumbeus, The Red-legged Thruth.

Teribinthus major Betule cortice, fructu triangulari, The Gum-elimy Tree; Turdus viscivorus plumbeus, The Red-legged Thruth. (1754)

Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
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