Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
April 17, 1822
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 119
Additional Source Text:
"Dep[osite]d by Dr. R. Harlan."
Notes:
Possibly the Australian pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus), which is widespread on the inland and coastal waters of Australia and New Guinea, also in Fiji and parts of Indonesia.
The donor, Richard Harlan (1796-1843), M.D., was an American paleontologist, anatomist, and physician. He was appointed the Peale Museum's professor of comparative anatomy in April 1821.
Specimen Type:
Individual parts
Current Common Name:
Austrlian pelican
Current Scientific Name
Pelecanus conspicillatus
