Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
March 20, 1813
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 64
Notes:
The donor, Alexander Wilson (1766-1813), was a Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, naturalist, and illustrator.
At this time Wilson also gave the bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus).
Specimen Type:
Eggs
Current Common Name:
Bald eagle
Current Scientific Name
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
