Red-necked phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus 1, mackerel scad, Decapterus macarellus 2, harbour seal, Phoca vitulina 3, harp seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus 4, endangered secretary bird, Sagittarius serpentarius 5, and unknown bird (shomburger, Oriolus melancholicus) 6. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Moses Harris from William Frederic Martyn’s A New Dictionary of Natural History, Harrison, London, 1785. Pseudonym of William Fordyce Mavor, Scottish priest, teacher and writer, 1758-1837.

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