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
