Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
March 29, 1794
Primary Source Reference:
New-York Daily Gazette, 29 Mar 1794
Additional Source Text:
"Which flew on board a vessel passing through the Gulph stream. It is thought to be the Porphyri-Americanus, a very beautiful species of the Brazillian Moor Hen; the very existence of which, has been doubted by several authors."
Notes:
This was very likely the American purple gallinule (Porphyrio martinica).
Specimen Type:
Dead/preserved
Peale's Scientific Name:
Porphyri Americanus
Current Common Name:
American purple gallinule
Current Scientific Name
Porphyrio martinica
