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"Long-legged Avocet, Himantopus Nigricollis," in John James Audubon, Birds of America, plate 328 / Courtesy of the John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove, Montgomery County Audubon Collection, and Zebra Publishing / https://www.audubon.org/birds-of-america/long-legged-avocet

IMAGE INFORMATION

The Long-Legs, commonly called the Black-bet

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

January 1, 1794

Primary Source Reference:

Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia), 25 Jan 1794

Additional Source Text:

"Having perhaps the longest legs, in proportion to the size of the bird, of any of the feathered tribe."

Specimen Type:

Dead/preserved

Peale's Common Name:

Long-legs (brown bet)

Current Common Name:

Black-necked Stilt

Current Scientific Name

Himantopus mexicanus