Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
February 21, 1806
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 12
Additional Source Text:
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia), 25 Mar 1806 adds: "Dissected in a short time by Insects in the sea"
Notes:
There are five species of Procellaria, a genus of Southern Ocean long-winged seabirds, and all are named petrel. An image of the skeleton of Procellaria giganta is pictured here.
Samuel Coates (1748-1830) was a prominent Quaker merchant who was Treasurer of the Library Company of Philadelphia (1784-1793), Secretary and later President of the Board of Managers of the Pennsylvania Hospital (1786-1825), a member of the Overseers of the Public Schools of Philadelphia. (1812-1823), and a director of the original Bank of the United States (1800-1812).
Specimen Type:
Skeletons/skulls/bones
Current Common Name:
White-chinned petrel
Current Scientific Name
Procellaria aequincotialis
