P-S3 



MU SCICAPA NIGRESCENS 



The Blackcap Fly-catcher. 



Preneur de Mouches noiratre. 



H E bill is broad and black ; 

 the upper part of the head 

 of a dufky black j the back, 



wing 



s and tail are brown 



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the bread and belly white 



The 



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K bee eft large ^ 



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&" k 



deffu 



de fa tete eft d 



with a tinfl:ure of yellowiih green 



legs and feet are black. The head of ^ fes pies fc 



foncL Son dos, fes a'lles^ ^ fa 



queue font bruns ': fa poitrine 



^ fon ventre font blaneSy avec 



d'^un verd jaundtre : fes jambes^ 



noirs. 



La 



du male efl 



the Cock is of a deeper black than that d''un noir plus fonce que celle de la feme lie 

 of the Hen, which is all the difference ^ Us ne different que par la. 



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between them. I don't remember to have • fouvient pas d'' avoir 



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feen any of them in Winter. They feed feaux pendant rhivei 

 on Flies and other Infefts. They breed de mouches^ ^ d'*aut. 

 in Carolina, leurs petit s a la Carol 



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vu aucuns 



de 



lis fe 



infe&i 



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ne me 

 :es Oi- 



'irriffent 

 ^ font 



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Gelfeminum^ fve yafminum luteum odoratum Virginianum fcandens^ femper virens. 



Park. Theat. 



1465. 



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HIS Plant grows ufually in moift places, its 



branches being fupported by other Trees and 

 Shrubs on which it cHmbs. ~ The leaves grow op- 

 pofite to each other from the joints of the ftalks ; 

 from whence likewife (hoot forth yellow tubulous 

 flowers ; the verges of which are notched or di- 

 vided into five fedions. The feeds are flat and 



/^ETl'E Plante croit ordinairement dans un terro'ir 

 ^^ hiimide \ &' fes branches font foutejtues par les ar- 

 bres, &' les buijfons voifns^ fur lefquels elk monte. Ses 

 feuilles font rangees les unes vis-a-vis des autres depuis 

 les aifelles des tiges jufqu a leurs extremites. Lesf 



qui nai[fent ejitre la tige &f la bra?iche, font jaunes 



&' tubuleuft 



leurs extremites font decoup 



half 

 fula. 



wm 



ged 



ned 



oblong pointed cap 



ci^^q parties. Les femences foiit pi 



^7/ 



Hees d^un 



&^ renfermees dans une capfule ohlongue^ &' 



hich, when the feeds are ripe, fplits to the minee en point e^ qui^ lors que les femefices f 



fl:alk, and difcharg 



th 



em 



The fmell of th 



fi 



J 



owers IS 



fl 

 Plants 



tige^ &' les laijfe tomber 



ke that of the wall flowers. Thefe L'odeur des fleurs efl la jneme que celle des violettes 



fcarce 



Caroh 



Hi 



They 



l^irg. 



but are every where J^^^^^ 



Cette Plante efl rare a la Virg 



mais on 



likewife 



Mr. Bacon 



la trouve par tout a la Carol 



II y en a aufft chez 



like 



where, by their thriving fl:ate, they feem 



foil and climate 



feinp 



Tho Mr. Parkinfo 



Monfeur Bacon a Hoxton, ou ell es font en fi bon 

 quil parott bien^ que 



climat 



its leaves 



Winter 



I have always found 



lofe 



leur font pas contraires. ^oi que Mr. Parkinfon 

 appelle cette Plante femper virens, fai toujours trouve 

 quelle per doit fes feuilles en hiver. 



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