Details: CATESBY, Mark (1683-1749). Margate Fish & Sea Sparrow-Hawk. [Pl. 2, Vol. II]. London: printed for Benjamin White, 1771 [Third edition]. Hand-coloured copper engraving, on fine laid paper. Very good condition . Plate mark: 10 3/8 x 14 inches. Sheet size: 13 3/4 x 20 1/8 inches.

A fine image from Catesby's 'The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands', "the most famous colour-plate book of American plant and animal life...a fundamental and original work for the study of American species" (Hunt).

The white margate is commonly found in both pairs and schools in the waters of the Western Atlantic and throughout the West Indies. It subsists on small fish, crustaceans and other benthic invertebrates. Also known as the inshore lizardfish because of its elongated tubular appearance, triangular snout, and wide mouth, the sea sparrow-hawk is similarly found in the Western Atlantic and the northern Gulf of Mexico

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