Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
May 26, 1791
Primary Source Reference:
Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia), 26 May 1791
Additional Source Text:
"It serves to give an idea of the form of that beautiful bird."
Also listed in the General Advertiser (Philadelphia), 26 May 1791; Independent Gazetteer (Philadelphia), 28 May 1791; Osborne's New-Hampshire Spy, 8 Jun 1791; and Maryland Gazette (Annapolis), 9 June 1791
Notes:
There are four flamingo species distributed throughout the Americas, including the Caribbean. This is probably the American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber), pictured here.
Specimen Type:
Dead/preserved
Peale's Common Name:
Flamingo
Current Common Name:
American flamingo
Current Scientific Name
Phoenicopterus ruber
