15 Birds nests with Eggs, of Penna.

Object Status:

Unlocated

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 32

Additional Source Text:

Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia), 22 July 1808 reads: "A collection of American Birds, nests and eggs."

Notes:

The donor, Alexander Wilson (1766-1813), was a Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, naturalist, and illustrator.

Specimen Type:

Eggs