
Catesby, Mark. Vol.I, Tab. 54, The little brown Fly-catcher and The red-ey'd Fly-catcher
Mark Catesby The little brown Fly-catcher and The red-ey'd Fly-catcher, Vol.I, Tab. 54 Etching with hand color 19" x 14" sheet From Volume I, Part 3 of Catesby's Natural History of Carolina, Florida & the Bahama Islands London: 1730 - 1771 Currently known as the eastern wood-pewee, Contopus virens, the red-eyed vireo, Vireo olivaceus, and common sweetleaf, Symplocos tinctoria*, Catesby described these subjects as follows: MUSCICAPA FUSCA. The little brown Fly-catcher Weighs nine Penny-weight. The Bill is very broad and flat; the upper Mandible black; the lower yellow. All the Upper-part of the Body of a dark Ash-Colour. The Wings are brown, with some of the Feathers edged with White: All the Under-part of the Body dusky white, with a Tincture of yellow: The Legs and Feet black. MUSCICAPA OCULIS RUBRIS. The red-Ey'd fly-catcher Weighs ten Penny-weight and an half. The Bill Lead-Colour: The Iris of the Eyes red. From the Bill, over the Eyes, runs a dusky white Line, border'd abov