The 'lark' and the 'sea-side oat' Chapuis 30th November 1994

30th November 1994

fearing riots against Wellington's unpopular government

He has a moustache and abundant side-whiskers

the original in the possession of the Author

The 'lark' and the 'sea-side oat' Chapuis 30th November 1994Alauda gutture flavo', the lark, and 'Gramen myloicophoron oxyphyllon carolinianum', the sea side oat (Catesby's identifications; modern scientific names: Eremophila alpestris, the horned lark; Uniola paniculata, the sea oat). Plate 32 from volume I of The natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands by Mark Catesby (London, 1731). Mark Catesby was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1733. Original: etching. 1731