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2 Buffaloe headed Ducks de Catesby Tom. I pl. 95

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

November 1765

Primary Source Reference:

Du Simitière Scraps, Library Company of Philadelphia, no. 96, 2

Notes:

The bufflehead duck is Bucephala albeola), described and illustrated in Mark Catesby, The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, vol. 1 (London, 1729-1732), p. 95 (text), and plate 95 (illustration).

Specimen Type:

Dead/preserved

Du Simitière's Common Name:

Buffaloe headed Duck

Current Common Name:

Bufflehead duck

Current Scientific Name

Bucephala albeola