. Travels into North America [microform] : containing its natural history, and a circumstantial account of its plantations and agriculture in general : with the civil, ecclesiastical and commercial state of the country, the manners of the inhabitants, and several curious and important remarks on various subjects. Natural history; Natural history; Sciences naturelles; Sciences naturelles. 'I'. New Jerjey, Raccoon. i ^'Z The Oah here -have (imilar qualities with the European ones. They keep their dead leaves alnioft during the whole win- ter, and are very backward in getting frefh ones ; they ha
. Travels into North America [microform] : containing its natural history, and a circumstantial account of its plantations and agriculture in general : with the civil, ecclesiastical and commercial state of the country, the manners of the inhabitants, and several curious and important remarks on various subjects. Natural history; Natural history; Sciences naturelles; Sciences naturelles. 'I'. New Jerjey, Raccoon. i ^'Z The Oah here -have (imilar qualities with the European ones. They keep their dead leaves alnioft during the whole win- ter, and are very backward in getting frefh ones ; they had no leaves as yet, and were but juft beginning to (hew a few. The Hurnnnng'bird, which the Swedes call Kings^bird'^^y and which I have men- tioned in a former volume, appeared here- abouts to-day, for the firft time this fpring. Numbers oS^ Oil beetles^ (Melo'e Profca- rabceus) fat on the leaves of white Helk" bore, (Veratrum album) and feafted on them. I confidered them a great while, and they devoured a leaf in a few minutes. Some of them had already eaten fo much that they could hardly creep. Thus this plant, which is almoft certain death to other ani- mals, is their dainty food. The Fire-flies appeared at night, for the firft time this year, and flew about between the trees, in the woods. It feemed, in the dark, as if fparks of fire flew up and down. I will give a more particular account of them in another place. Towards night I went to 'Raccoon, May the ift. The laft night was {o cold that the ground at fun-rifing was as white % 11* If , I-' ill If ' i. M t . fJ. 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 Kalm, Pehr, 1716-1779. London : Printed for the editor; and sold by T. Lowndes . ..
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