Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
May 30, 1794
Primary Source Reference:
Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia), 30 May 1794
Notes:
About two dozen species of pigeons/doves (Columbidae) now inhabit Indonesia, including the red-naped fruit dove (Ptilinopus dohertyi), pictured here, which is endemic.
Jacob Coates was a Philadelphia mariner.
Specimen Type:
Live (presumably eventually taxidermied/preserved)
Peale's Scientific Name:
Dove
Current Common Name:
Red-naped fruit dove
Current Scientific Name
Ptilinopus dohertyi
