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A horse wasp of this province [Pennsylvania]

A very large phalena or moth, measuring wings extended 6 1/2 inches

1 Black wood pecker with redhead

A bone 7 inches long 1/2 broad at the part that join a fragment which appears to be part of a Scull

A Butcher-Bird. Loggerhead or Mocking-Bird Hawks

Two curious insects in Spirit

Un Sauterelle à ailes noires bordées de jaune de Catesby T. 2 p. 89
Trans.: A grasshopper with black wings edged with yellow by Catesby T. 2 p. 89

Des escargots ronds blancs a petits rayes noires
Trans.: White round snails with small black stripes

Sea Starr from the Sea Shore at black point

A Plover Grey-Spotted with White

Une grand cigale de cette province [Pennsylvania]
Trans.: A large cicada from this province [Pennsylvania]

A Small bird with black head, black wings and tail, the upper part of the wings, Some of the flag-feathers and the under part of the tail of a bright orange colour, and the belly white

A Chicken, hatch'd last Summer in Philada with two pair of wings, two rumps and four legs, all well formed and very distinct, and but one head

Un Scie de Poisson de 2 pieds de long ayant 17 dents de chaque côté fort frais & bien preservé
Trans.: A 2-foot long saw fish with 17 teeth on each side very fresh and well preserved