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ANIMALS.
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Tantalus fuscus  Numenius fuscus  1.83   Brown Curlew 15.64
Charadrius vociferus  Pluvialis vociferus  1.71  Chattering plover; Kildee 15.151
Hæmatopus ostralegus   Hæmatopus  1.85  Oyster Catcher 15.185
Rallus Virginianus  Gallinula Americana  1.70  Soree; Ral-bird 15.256
Maleagris Gallopavo[1]  Gallopavo Sylvestris  xliv.  Wild turkey  3.187.229
Tetrao Virginianus  Perdix Sylvestris Virginiana  3.12  American partridge; American quail 4.237
 Urogallus minor, or a kind of Lagopus[2]  3.1  Pheasant; Mountain partridge 3.409
Columba passerina  Turtur minimus guttatus  1.26  Ground dove 4.404
Columba migratoria  Palumbus migratorius  1.23  Pigeon of passage; Wild pigeon 4.351
Columba Caroliniensis  Turtur Caroliniensis  1.24  Turtle; Turtle dove 4.401
Alauda Alpestris  Alauda gutture flavo  1.32  Lark; Sky lark 9.79 
Alauda magna  Alauda magna  1.33  Field lark; Large lark 6.59 
 Sturnus niger alis superné rubentibus  1.13  Red-winged starling; Marsh blackbird 5.293
Turdus migratorius  Turdus pilaris migratorius  1.29  Fieldfare of Carolina; Robin Redbreast 
5.426
9.257
Turdus rufus  Turdus ruffus  1.28  Fox-colored thrush; Thrush 5.449
Turdus polyglottos[3]  Turdus minor cinereo albus non maculatus   1.27  Mocking bird 5.451
 Turdus minimus  1.31  Little thrush 5.400
Ampelis garrulus  Garrulus Caroliniensis  1.46  Chatterer 6.162
Loxia Cardinalis  Coccothraustes rubra  1.38  Red bird; Virginia nightingale 6.185
Loxia Cærulea  Coccothraustes cærulea  1.39  Blue gross beak 8.125
Emberiza hyemalis  Passer nivalis  1.36  Snow bird 8.47 
Emberiza Oryzivora  Hortulanus Caroliniensis  1.14  Rice bird 8.49 
Emberiza Ciris  Fringilla tricolor  1.44  Painted finch 7.247



  1. 1. Clavigero, 85.
  2. The Pheasant is rarely or not at all found beyond North Carolina. The grouse is first seen in the upper parts of Maryland, in Pennsylvania, and the country North of Ohio, and thence northwardly.—[Capt. Mer. Lewis.]
  3. Clavigero says that in Mexico “vi sono i rinomati rossignoli.”—I. 88.