p. ^7 



9 



*,. 



Turdus minor ^ cinereo^atbus 



Hift. Jam. p. 306. Tab. 256 



Th Mock-Bird. 



HIS Bird is about as big or rather 

 lefs than a Blackbird, and of a 

 flenderer make. The bill is black ; 

 the iris of the eye of a 



non 



Fig. 



yellow 

 brown 



the back 



d 



the 



e 



greyi 



part of 

 white ; 

 fhoulder of 



wings brown 



the breaft and belly light 

 , except that the upper 



r 



Le Moqueur. 



g £ T' Oifeau ejl a peu fres de la grop- 



un 



?nerl 



e 



> 



Son bee ejl 



I 



mats plus . 4^h 



fes yeux 



efi (Tun jqu7ie t'lrgnt fur k hrun: fc 

 dos &^ f(i queue fo7it d 'un brun pbfcur 



P 



fi 



d 



gns 



quill feathers have their exterior vanes flumes ^ dont les ft^ange 



clair ; fes ailes font brunes^ except e le haut des grofft 



d fome of the fmall feathers, near the quelq 



font blanches 



g 



ged with white 



The 



Cocks and Hens are fo like, that they are not eafily 

 diftinguifhed by the colour of their feathers. 



qui font bordees de blanc. 



des petit es plu7nes, proche de V epaule. 



II efl mal aife di 



Hernandez juftly 



le male d ^avec la femelle par la couleur de leurs 



It 



g Bird 



s. 



The Indians 



Queen of all fing 

 way of eminence or 



Hernand 



Ofe 



9 



ut 



chant 



if on de Vappeller le Roi de tous les 



Les JndienSj pour exprimer 



admiration, call it Qencontlatolly^ or four hundred I 'admiration quil leur caufe^ lui ont donne le mm de 



tong 



and 



(though not by fo elevated' Cencontlatolli, cefl-a-dire quatr? cent lang 

 name, yet very properly) ^q Mock-Birdy from Anglois ne lui en ont pas donne un fi fnagnijiq 



L 



Its won 



derf 



mocking and imitating the 



o 



f 



all Birds, from the Humming Bird to the Eagle. 

 From March till Augufl it fmgs inceflantly' day 



qui lui convient parfaitement. lis I'ont nofnme Mock 



Bird 



c 



efl -a- dire 



Oifea 



u 



Moq 



car il pojjede 



th 



d night with the greateft 

 d, to compleat his compofiti 



dans un degre furprenant le talent de contrefaire k 



iety of notes ; ramage de tous les oife 



borrows from 



w 



hoi 



e 



h 



and 



Vaigh 



depuis le colibri jufq 



Depuis le mois de Mars jufques au mots d' Aout 



peats to them their // chant e fans difcontinuer jour &' 



own tones with fuch artful melody, that it is eft varie a V infini : il fait entrer daiis la mnpoft _^^ 

 equally pleafmg and furprizing. Thej^ may be de fes airs les cha?its de tous les oifeaux, &^ repete leur 



dance 



faid not only to fing b 



railing themfelves from the 



ftand, with their wings extended, and falling 



whe 



gradually ramage avec tant de jufejfe &' de me/od. 



e 



they 



T 



eft egalement furpris &' charme. On peut dire de 



their head d 



to the fame 



h 



g 



d 



th the 



then turn- 



Oifi 



danfe 



feulement quil chant 



mats 



iff quil 



wmg 



melody 



many pretty antic 



fticulations with 



g fpread. Vendi 



il s' el eve peu a peu, les ailes etendues, de 



their 



7 



■■ e 



ch 



il y 



touji 



he 1(1 tete en bas : epfuit^ fe tourna?Jt m rond. 



it femble accorder fe 



les 



les 



They 



are 



f 



ami 



iliar 



d fociable Bird 



f 



uiua 



grotefques au Jon de / 



Ces Oifeg.ux font f ami Hers 



les h 



perching on the tops of chimneys or trees, amongft Us ont coutume de venir fe placer fur le haut des che 



fe percher fur des arbres au milieu des ha 



Jnhab 



who 



diverted with their tune- 



ful I 



Haw 



m 



is 



oft part of the fummer.* 



Berries and Infeds. In wint 



ft variety and plenty, they will 



The 



ir 



food 



is 



when th 



-i- V 



b 



I 



the berries 



f Dogwood 



-*. 



r' 



epiney 

 riture. 



ns. Ainfi ou a le plaifir de les entendre peitdi 

 Hleiire par tie fe i' 



I 



es 



c 



hofe 



t 



Les f?^uits de Vaube 



&^ quelques infeBes font leur npur- 

 En hyver^ lors quils ne trouvent pas autn 

 Is 7nange?it des bayes de cornier male. 



! 



Cormis mas Virginiana^ flofcuUs in corymho digeftis^ perianthio tetrapetalo alho 



radiatlm cinBis, Pluk. Alma 



120. 



T 



The Dogwood Tree. 



HIS is a fmall tree, the trunk being feldom above eight 

 or ten inches thick. The leaves refemble our common 

 dogwood, but are fairer and larger, (landing oppofite to each other 

 on foor-ftalks of about an inch long, from among which branch 

 forth many flowers in the following manner. In the beginning of 

 March the bloflbms break forth •, and though perfeclly formed and 

 wide open, are not fo wide as a fix-pence ; increafing gradually to 

 the breadth of a man's hand, being not at their full bignefs till about 

 fix weeks after they began to open. Each flower confifts of four 





Cornier Male de la Virainie. 



ET Arhre n'ejl pas grand ; ^ fon tronc n^a gueres plus de huit ou dh 

 pouces de dimnetre. Ses feuilles rejfemblent a celles denotre Cornier ordi- 

 naire', mais elks font plus grandest i^ plus belles: elks font arrangees runt 

 vis d~vis de rautrefur les pedicules d'environ un pouce de long : il pouffe 

 d'entr' elks plufieurs fleurs en la maniere fuivante. Au commencement du moii 

 de Mars elks commencent a paroltre -, £9* quoi qu'elks foyent entierement 

 formees & ouvertes, elks ne font pas fi larges qu'une piece de/ixfous: elks 



tfuite jufqiia la grandeur de la main : ces fleurs n'atteiment 



feBion queftx fanaines ap'4s quclks ont commence a s'ouvrir : dies 



greenilh white leaves, every leaf having a deep indenture at the font compofees de quatre feuilles d'un blanc verddlre : chaque feuilk 



end.' From the bottom of the flower rifes a tuft of yellow Stamina \ 

 every one of which opens a-top into four fmall leaves or petals : 

 the wood is white, has a clofe grain, and very hard like that 

 of box, l^he flowers are fucceeded by clufl:ers of berries, having 

 from two to fix in a clufl:er, clofely joyned, and fet on foot-fl:alks an 

 inch long. Thefe berries are red, of an oval form, and of the fize 

 of large haws, containing a hard ftone. As the flowers are a great 

 ornament to the woods in fummer, fo are the berries in winter, 

 they remaining full on the trees ufually till the approach of fpring; 

 and being very bitter, are little coveted by Birds, except in time of 

 dearth. 1 have obferved Mock-Birds, and other kinds of Thrufhes 

 feed on them. In Virginia I found one of thefe Dogwood Trees 

 ■with flowers of a rofe-colour, which was luckily blown down, and 

 many of its branches had taken root, which I tranfplanted into a 



Garden. That with the white flow.?r Mr. Fmchild has ift jhis 

 Garden. 



fonde entaille a fc 



fieiirs font fuivies de bayes difp 



fleur s^eleve une touffe 

 if ces par haut en quatre petites feuilles. Le bois de 



Ses 



fon grain efl ferrc : il efi auffi 



I 



ifques 



ftx dans une mcme grape y fort f err ces les unes contre les autres : elks ft 

 ttachces par des pedicules d\m pouce de long: ces bayes fojit rouges, d\.., 

 forme ovak, & de la groffeur des fruits de rauhe-cpine: elks contiennent un 

 noyau fort dur. Commes les fleurs font un grand ornement aux fori ts pendant 



embellifft 

 fur les arbres or dinairement Jufques a V appro c* 



font fort ameres-y les otfeaux ne s'en fc 



car 



manquent d" autre nourriture. Fai remarque que k moqueur & quelques 



efp 



les fleers Hoient de couleur de rofes. Le vent Pavoit heureufe 



'ifieurs de fc 



<^(^mf fris rmm* Mr. FairMd a dam fon Jar din cdui dont Us purs 

 font blanches^ - • - 



