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A pair of ground peroquets, very small and beautiful, from the Streight's of Sunda

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

August 28, 1792

Primary Source Reference:

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

Notes:

Unidentified parrot species. The Sunda Strait lies between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra and connects the Java Sea to the Indian Ocean.

The donor may have been Philadelphia merchant George Plumsted.

Specimen Type:

Dead/preserved

Peale's Common Name:

Paroquet

Current Common Name:

Parrot