ilte Tantatm Ephoitslajca. 27 



ever been seen in the United States, to the north of Georgia, or 

 at least of the Carolinas. In page 293, Mr. Bartram mentions 

 it as one of those birds which are natives of Carolina and Florida, 

 and continue the year round in those countries. I have no doubt 

 that we shall find our Tantalus in Cayenne, and other parts of 

 southern America. I have elsewhere shown that the American 

 animals have a great geographical range. 



B. S. Barton. 



Philadflphia, July 10, 1814. 



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