Catesby, Mark. Vol.I, Tab. 59, The Bahama Titmouse and The Seven Years Apple

Mark Catesby The Bahama Titmouse and The Seven Years Apple, Vol.I, Tab. 59 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 Bahama bananaquit, Coerebajlaveola bahamensis and sevenyear-apple, Casasia clusiifolia*, Catesby described these subjects as follows: PARUS BAHAMENSIS. The Bahama Titmouse. The Bill of this Bird is black, and a little bending; the Upper-Part of the Head, Back and Wings brown. A white Line runs from the Bill over the eyes to the Back of the Head. The Breast is yellow, as are the Shoulders of the Wings. The Tail is somewhat long, having the Upper-part brown, and the Under dusky white. Arbor Jasmini, floribus albis, foliis Cenchranmidea, fructu ovali, feminibus parvis nigris mucilagine involutis. The SEVEN YEARS APPLE. This Shrub grows from six or ten Feet High, with a Stem seldom bigger than ones Wrist, having a wrinkled light-colour'd