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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

Un Phaisant ou Cocq de Bruyère ou Gelinotte de cette province [Pennsylvania]
Trans.: A pheasant or Coq de Bruyère or Gelinotte from this province [Pennsylvania]

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

Sea Starr from the Sea Shore at black point

A Plover Grey-Spotted with White

9 crêtes de L'oiseaux nommé Curassow ou Parvis
Trans.: Nine crests of birds called curassow or parvis

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

Small horse Shoe crabs from the Sea Shore at black point

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

Two Small fishes the Abacatuaia of Marograve p. 161 from Shrewsbury [N.J.?]

A horse wasp of this province [Pennsylvania]

1 Black wood pecker with redhead

A frog found in the commons with two round transparent bladders larger than a musket ball, projecting from each Side of its head

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

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