Carolina in Winter. 


MUSCICAP 4 RUBRA 
Cf he ine Red-Bird. 
= . J HI Sis about the Size of a 
| Sparrow. It has large black 
Eyes. 


except the interior Vanes of the Wine- 
- Feathers, which are brown, but appear not, 
 unlefs the Wings are fpread. They are 
Birds of bee leaving Virginia and. 
| The Hen is brown, 
witha Tinéture of yellow. 
‘The Bill thick and (eq fe 
| clumfy, and of a yellowith | 
Cat. “The whole Bird is of a bright Red,. 
‘ginie e7 hyver. 
Preneur de Mouches Rouge. a 
eI moineau, ‘Il a de grands CU 
Sa a noirs. Son bec eft épais, groffi- 
Pome er 69 jaundtre. Tout Voifeau 
eft dun beau rouge, excepté les franges 
interieures des plumes de Vaile qui | font 
brunes; mais ellesne paroiffent que quand 
les ailes font étendies. Ceft-un oifeau de 
Paffage, qui quitte la Caroline & /aVir- 

une nuance de jaune. 
Platanus Occidentalis. 
The WESTERN PLane TREE. 
TT HIS Tree ufually grows very large and tall. Te Leaves 
arebroad, ofa light Green, and fomewhat downy on — 
the Back-fide. 
pendent on Foot-ftalks of about four or five Inches long; The 
_ Fruit in the Texture of it, refembling that of the Platanus 
- Orientalis; "The Bark is fmooth and ufually fo variegated with 
White and Green, that they havea fine Effect amongft the other 
_ Trees. In Virginia they are plentifully found in all the lower 
Parts of the Country ; butin Carolina there are but few, except 
onthe hilly Parts, particularly on the Banks of Savanna River: 
Its Seed-Veffels are globular, hanging fingle and 
, Platane Occidental. 
Ce T arbre eft ordinairement fort haut & fort étendu. Ses 
feuilles font larges, dun verd clair, & un peu velués par def~ 
fous. Les capfules, qui renferment Ja Jemence , font rondes, Cha- 
cune eft attachée & pendante a un pedicule environ quatre ou cing 
pouces de long. Son fruit reffemble a celuy du platane oriental, 
Son écorce eft unte,€8 d ordinatre meflée de verd & de blanc, en forte 
qu ils font un fort bel effet parmt les autres arbres. Ala Virginie 
on trouve grand nombre de ces arbres dans tous les endroits bas ; 
mais ala Caroline i n’y en a que peu, excepté us les hauteurs, fur. 
tout fur les bords de la Riviere Savanna, 

La fémelle eft brune avec . 

