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RUT ICILLA A MERICAN^. 



The Red-Start. 



Le Pvoffignol de murallle de rAmerique. 



^^,n'''y= 



SS^HIS Bird 



is about the iize 



of, 



or rather lefs than 



J 



our 



Red-ftart j and has a (lender 

 black bill : The head/ neck, 



back 



? 



and wings, are black 



? 



except, that 



noire. 



E T Oifeati e/l a pen pres de la 



eur de not re Rajftgnol de' 



ou meme plus petit 

 lie hit. II a un hec m'tnce ^ 



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Sa tete, [on cou^ [on dos^ ^ fes ailes 



/ 



five or fix of the exterior vanes of the font noirs , except e cinq ou fix des franges 



er win 



lar 



breaft is red. but divided 



feathers are partly red 



Th 



a 



rev 



exterieures des grandes plumes de Pdile^ qui 

 font en par tie rouges. Sa poi trine eft rouge ^ 

 of which colour is the belly. The tail is mais divifee par une raye grtfe. Son ventre 



eft gris. Sa queue eft rouge ^ hormis que fon 



red, except the end, which is black 



The 



leg 



and feet are black. The Hens are extremite eft noire. Ses jamhes ^ fes pies 



brown 



s. 



font noirs. La femelle efl toute brune. 



Thefe Birds frequent the ftiady Woods Ces Oifeaux frequentent les bois les plus 



of Virginia-^ and are feen only in Sum- couverts de la Virorinie; ^ on ne les voit 



mer. 



qu'^en EtL 



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•r 



NuiC juglans nigra Virginienfs. Park. 1414 



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The Black Walnut. 



Noyer 



noir. 



M 



larly Virghna and Maryland^ towards the heads of /^ Virginie, & la Marilande, vers la fou7xe des rivieres 



OST parts of the Northern Continent of 

 America abound with thefe Trees, particu- 



A plus gra7tde par tie du CG?ttinent Meridional de 

 /' Amcrique a beaucotip de ces Arbres : fur tout 



the rivers, where, in low rich lands, they grow in 

 great plenty, and to a vaft fize. The leaves are 



cu^dans les terroirs has M riches^ ils vie?27te?it engrande 



abondance^ 



croiJfe?tt extraordinaire?nent. Leurs 



mu 



ch narrower and fharper pointed than thofe of >f^^^-^ >^^ ^'^'^''f /^i ''^'^^''^ f""' pointueu 



our Walnut, and not fo fmooth. The thicknefs 

 of the inner fhell requires a hammer to break it. 

 The outer fhell is very thick and rough on the 



outfide. The kernels are very oily and rank tafted ; hutleufes^ ^ d'uit gout tres fort. Cependant les In- 

 yet when laid by fome months, are eat by Indians^ diens, comme aufft les ecureuils^ &^c. les mange^ttj apres 



moins unies^ que celles de notre noyer comfmm. Uepaif- 



feur de la coque interne efl telle^ quon ne peut la brifer 



quavec un marteau. La coque externe eft fort epaiffe^ 



^ fort rahoteufe en dehors. Les amandes en font tres 



Squirrels, 



c. 



It feems to have taken its name 



les 



avoir 



T gar dees 



quelq 



ue 



temps 



II femble que cet 



from the colour of the wood, which approaches Arbre ait pris fon no?n de la couleur de fon boisy qui 



nearer to black than any other wood that affords 

 fo large timber. Wherefore it is efteemed for mak- 

 ing Cabinets, Tables, Wc. 



approche plus du noir qu aucun autre arbre qui donne 

 de fi gros marrein. C'ef pourquoi on tefi^ne pour 

 faire des armoires^ des tables^ &fc. 



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