Catalogue of the natural productions and curiosities, which compose the collections of the Cabinet of Natural History, opened for public exhibition, at No. 38, William-Street, New-York.

  • Delacoste, J. B.
Date:
1804
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Credit: Catalogue of the natural productions and curiosities, which compose the collections of the Cabinet of Natural History, opened for public exhibition, at No. 38, William-Street, New-York. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the National Library of Medicine (U.S.), through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

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    HUMMING-BIRD KIND. 151. A S. A. male and female Fly-Bird. Buffon, vol. 6, page 1. Mellisuga minima Guianensis. Oiseau mouche de la Guiane. 152. A S. A. Fly-Bird on its nest, on a branch of Clove tree, with two eggs in it. Mellisuga Guianensis, ova dua in nido, supra ca- ryophilli ramum posito, incubans. Oiseau mouche de la Guiane, sur son nid pose sur une branche de giroflier, et contenant deux oeufs. 153. A S. A. emerald Humming-Bird. Buffon, vol. 6, page 26. Trochilus bicolor Guianensis. Le Saphir emeraude de la Guiane. 154. A S. A. male and female carbuncle Humming-Bird, with a nest. Buffon, vol. 6, page 28. Trochilus carbunculus Guianensis. Oiseau mouche Escarboucle de la Guiane. 155. A S. A. male and female topaze Humming-Bird. Buffon, vol. 6, p. 44. Trochillus pella Guianensis. Colibri topaze de la Guiane. 156. A N. A. Fly-Bird. Not mentioned in Smellie'sedi- tion of Buffon. Trochilus Leucogaster Amer. Sept. Oiseau mouche a ventre blanc de l'Anier. du Nord.