Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
January 9, 1822
Primary Source Reference:
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia), 9 Jan 1822
Notes:
The nighthawk is a nocturnal bird of the subfamily Chordeilinae, within the nightjar family, Caprimulgidae, native to the western hemisphere.
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
Peale's Common Name:
Night hawk
Current Common Name:
Nighthawk
Current Scientific Name
Chordeilinae
