[8] Desm signifies musk in the Swedish, and in some provincial dialects of the German language; consequently Désman rat is nothing but Musk-rat, and from hence Mr. de Buffon has formed his Desman or Russian Musk-rat. F. [↑]
[9] The Mink, or Minx, is a kind of small otter, which is called by Dr. Linnæus, Mustela lutreola, in his system. i. p. 66. F. [↑]
[10] The village of Raccoon. [↑]
[11] This seems to be nothing but a variety of the Quercus rubra. Linn. F. [↑]
[13] See Catesby’s Natural history, vol. I. pl. 38. Coccothraustes rubra. [↑]
[14] See Catesby’s nat. hist. of Carolina, vol. i. tab. 12. The purple daw, and tab. 13. the red-winged starling: but as both these drawings are in a very expensive work, we have, from specimens lately brought over from America, made a new drawing, which represents them both, and it is engraved here, tab. I. F. [↑]
[15] Probably nothing but an Aurora borealis. [↑]
[16] Of this Pigeon of Passage we have given here a plate, tab. ii. taken from a parcel of birds, lately brought from America, of which we were favoured with a fine specimen. F. [↑]
[17] Of this bird we have given a figure in plate 3, where likewise the Mocking bird is represented; both drawn after specimens lately brought from America, and which we were favoured with. F. [↑]