Mark Catesby, "Ardea Stellaris Cristata" Engraving

Mark Catesby (English (active Southern United States), 1682-1749), "Ardea Stellaris Cristata Americana"-circa 1771-1775, hand colored engraving on paper from "The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands: Containing Figures of Birds, Beasts, Fishes, Serpents, Insects and Plants", published in London 1731-1743 (first ed. ), 1751-1755 (second ed.), 1771-1775 (third ed.) circa 1800 (fourth ed.). Natural history or ornithological print depicting a long-legged bird (Crested Bittern) with yellow and black plumage with flowering plant. With label to verso. Plate size approximately 13.5" x 9.75".