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Title: The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands : containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, insects, and plants : particularly, those not hitherto described, or incorrectly figured by former authors, with their descriptions in English and French : to which is prefixed, a new and correct map of the countries, with observations on their natural state, inhabitants, and productions
Year: 1771 (1770s)
Authors: Catesby, Mark, 1683-1749 Edwards, George, 1694-1773
Subjects: Natural history Natural history Natural history Natural history Botany Birds
Publisher: London : Printed for B. White
Contributing Library: University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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ces.Il a le bec noir & crochu, maisil na point de crochets auxcotés de la mandibule fupe-rieure commes les autres Eper-viers. Il a les yeux fort grands & noirs,y liris rouge ; la tête, le cou, la poitrine,cjf le ventre font blancs; le haut de laile cjfle dos dun pourpre foncé, mais plus brunâ-tre vers le bas, avec une teinture de verd.Les ailes font longues à proportion du corps,y ont quatre pies lorjquelles font déployées ;la queue eft dun pourpre foncé, mêlé de verd,y très fourchue, la plus longue plume descôtés ayant huit pouces de long plus que laplus courte de milieu. Ils volent long-tems comme les Hirondelles,y prenent ainf en volant les Efcarbots, lesMouches, & autres infecles fur les arbres& fur les buiffons : on dit quils font leurproye de Lézards & de Serpents; ce qui faitque quelques uns les ont appelles Eperviersà ferpents. Je crois que ce font des oifeauxde paffage, nen ayant jamais vu aucun pen-dant lhiver. The SwalW-feùVd Hawk . 0. It
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  • bookdecade:1770
  • bookcentury:1700
  • bookauthor:Catesby__Mark__1683_1749
  • bookauthor:Edwards__George__1694_1773
  • booksubject:Natural_history
  • booksubject:Botany
  • booksubject:Birds
  • bookpublisher:London___Printed_for_B__White
  • bookcontributor:University_Library__University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill
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