Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
February 16, 1822
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 118
Notes:
The Cape petrel (Daption capensis), also called the Cape pigeon, pintado petrel, or Cape fulmar, is a common seabird of the Southern Ocean from the family Procellariidae.
The donor, Richard Harlan (1796-1843), M.D., was an American paleontologist, anatomist, and physician. He was appointed the Peale Museum's professor of comparative anatomy in April 1821.
Specimen Type:
Skeletons/skulls/bones
Current Common Name:
Cape petrel
Current Scientific Name
Daption capensis
