Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
May 26, 1791
Primary Source Reference:
Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia), 26 May 1791
Additional Source Text:
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:
The red curlew is the scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber), which inhabits tropical South America and part of the Caribbean.
Specimen Type:
Dead/preserved
Peale's Common Name:
Scarlet red curlew
Current Common Name:
Scarlet ibis
Current Scientific Name
Eudocimus ruber
