BIRDS OF VIRGINIA.
Linnæan Deſignation. | Cateſby's Deſignation. | Popular Names. | Buffon oiſeaux. | |
Lanius tyrannus | Muſcicapa coronâ rubrâ | 1.55 | Tyrant. Field marten | 8.398 |
Vultur aura | Buteo ſpecie Gallo-pavanis | 1. 6 | Turkey buzzard | 1.246 |
Falco leucocephalus | Aquila capite albo | 1. 1 | Bald eagle | 1.138 |
Falco ſpaverius | Accipiter minor | 1. 5 | Little hawk. Sparrow hawk | |
Falco columbarius | Accipiter palumbarius | 1. 3 | Pigeon hawk | 1.338 |
Falco furcatus | Accipiter caudâ furcatâ | 1. 4 | Forked tail hawk | 1.286.312 |
Accipiter piſcatorius | 1. 2 | Fiſhing hawk | 1.199 | |
Strix aſio | Noctua aurita minor | 1. 7 | Little owl | 1.141 |
Pſitticus Carolinienſis | Pſitticus Carolinienſis | 1.11 | Parot of Carolina; Perroquet | 11.383 |
Corvus criſtatus | Pica glandaria, cærulea criſtata | 1.15 | Blue jay | 5.164 |
Oriolus Baltimore | Icterus ex aureo nigroque varius | 1.48 | Baltimore bird | 5.318 |
Oriolus ſpurius | Icterus minor | 1.49 | Baſtard baltimore | 5.321 |
Gracula quiſcula | Monedula purpurea | 1.12 | Purple jackdaw. Crow blackbird | 5.134 |
Cuculus Americanus | Cuculus Carolinienſis | 1.9 | Carolina cuckow | 12.62 |
Picus principalis | Picus maximus roſtro albo | 1.16 | White bill woodpecker | 13.69 |
Picus pileatus | Picus niger maximus capite rubro | 1.17 | Large red-creſted woodpecker | 13.72 |
Picus erythrocephalus | Picus capite toto rubro | 1.20 | Red-headed woodpecker | 13.83 |