. American ornithology, or, The natural history of the birds of the United States [microform]. Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813; Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813; Birds; Oiseaux. h ' Spiciks XII. FALCO MISSHSSIPPIENSIS* MISSISSIPPI KITE. [FUte XXV. Fig. 1, Male.] This new species I first observed in tKe Mississippi territory, a few uiiles below Natchez, on the plantation of VViUiam Dunbar, Esquire, where the bird represented in the piato was obtained after being slightly wounded; and the drawing made with great care from the living K|)e(!i- uieii. To the hospitality of the gentleman above mentioned, a
. American ornithology, or, The natural history of the birds of the United States [microform]. Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813; Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813; Birds; Oiseaux. h ' Spiciks XII. FALCO MISSHSSIPPIENSIS* MISSISSIPPI KITE. [FUte XXV. Fig. 1, Male.] This new species I first observed in tKe Mississippi territory, a few uiiles below Natchez, on the plantation of VViUiam Dunbar, Esquire, where the bird represented in the piato was obtained after being slightly wounded; and the drawing made with great care from the living K|)e(!i- uieii. To the hospitality of the gentleman above mentioned, and lim amiable family, I am indebted for the opportunity afforded me of pro- curing this, and one or two more new species. This excellent man, ( life iias been devoted to scienee) though at that time confined to bed by a severe and dangerous indisposition, and personally unac- quainted with me, no sooner heard of my arrival at tiie town of Natchez, than he «cnt a servant an frequently together in air, I am at a loss to compreheml. We cannot for a moment suppose them mutually deceived by the similarity of each other's flight; the keenness of their vision forbids all suspicion of this kind. They may perhaps be engaged, at .ocn flxuri'il ami (loHirilit'il liy Vii-illot. in hJH " Ilintoiro .Nuliirello den Ulneaus de lAmfriqui' !*r|itfiitrionttU'." iiiiiiir the immo of .Vi/ri(.» crnchrii. Vii'illot rcfcrrt it to lht» y. plumheiit ol (imcliii, uiid iho Sp>,(t<ii-taiUd Uohby of »J«ii. Syn i., p. lOG. (70). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813; Canino, Charles Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte, Prince de. Philadelphia : Porter & Coates
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