The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands (Part 1)

 

1754. From the New York Public Library Digital Collections. 

Accipiter Piscatorius, The Fishing Hawk.

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Noctua aurita minor, The little Owl.

Quercus Anpotius, Ilex Marilandica folio longo angusto salicis, Willow Oak; Picus Maximus rostro Albo, Largest White-Billed Wood-pecker.

Aquila capite Albo, The White headed Eagle; The Size of the Eagle head.

Accepiter [Accipiter] cauda forcipater furcata, The Swallow-Tail Hawk.

Accipiter minor, The little Hawk.

Psitticus Caroliniensis, The Parrot of Carolina.

Smilax loevis Lauri folio non Serrato, baccis nigris, The Bay-leaved Smilax ; Pica cristata carulea, The crested Jay.

Additional title: The Blue Jay.

Picus varius ventre rubro, The red belly'd Woodpecker; Picus varius medius quasi villosus, The hairy Woodpecker ; Quercus (forte) Marilandica, folio trifido ad Sassafras Accedente, Black Oak.

Cornus mas VIrginiana &c., The Dogwood Tree; Turdus minor &c., The Mock-bird.

Nux juglans Virginiana alba &c., The Hiccory Tree; The Pig-nut; Coccothraustes ruber, The red Bird.

Smilax &c. ; Hirundo Purpurea, The Purple Martin.

Ispida &c., The King-Fisher; Myrtus &c., The narrow-leaved Candle-berry Myrtle.

Frutex &c., The Sorrel-Tree; Pluvialis vociferus, The Chattering Plover.

Phoenicopterus Bahamensis, The Flamingo; Keratophiton &c.

Ardea Cærulea, The blue Heron.

Ardea Stellaris minima, The small Bittern; Fracinus &c.

Pelicanus Sylvaticus, The Wood Pelican.

Anas cristata elegans, The Summer Duck.

Quequedula Americana variegata, The White-Face Teal.