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The Pedata bird, commonly called the sea-pidgeon

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

August 28, 1792

Primary Source Reference:

Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia), 28 Aug 1792

Notes:

No bird called a pedata has been identified. It was apparently a petrel of some kind (Procellariiformes).

Specimen Type:

Dead/preserved

Peale's Common Name:

Pedata

Current Scientific Name

Procellariiformes