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Female Marsh Hawk Egg

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

October 14, 1813

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 70

Notes:

George Ord (1781-1866) was a Philadelphia naturalist, ornithologist, and writer. He was an active member of the Academy of Natural Sciences and the American Philosophical Society.

Specimen Type:

Eggs

Current Common Name:

Northern harrier

Current Scientific Name

Circus hudsonius