Feathers of the Tail of the Red-Tail Tropic-Bird, from the Pacific Ocean, near the Islands Tongotaboo [Tongatapu]

Object Status:

Unlocated

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 68

Notes:

The red-tailed tropicbird has a wingspan of 111 to 119 cm (44 to 47 in).

Specimen Type:

Individual parts

Current Common Name:

Red-tailed tropicbird

Current Scientific Name

Phaethon rubricauda