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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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rom the trunk of this Tree diftils a liquid black asink, which the inhabitants fay is poifon. Birds feed on theberries, particularly this Grofs-beak, on the mucilage thatcovers the ftone. It grows ufually on rocks in Providence,Vatbera, and other of the Bahama iflands. Bois empoifonné. •>£T Arbre eft ordinairement ajjez petit : fen écorce efi unie,W & dune couleur claire. Ses feuilles font difpofées parpaires, £? attachées par des queues dun pouce fur des côtes defept ou huit pouces de longueur. Ses fruits forment des grapes,ont la figure dune pire, font de couleur de pourpre, £? renfer-ment un noyau tris dur. Du tronc de cet Arbre il difiille une liqueur noire comme delencre: les habitons difent quelle efi vénimeufe. Les Oifeaux,& furtout le gros-bec, fe nourrifent de fes fruits, cefi-à-dire,de la pulpe qui couvre le noyau. Cet Arbre croît ordinairementfur des rochers, dans les lîles de la Providence, <f Ilathere, &dans plufieurs autres lies de Bahama.
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  • 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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