Gould, J. (1848). The birds of Australia. Volume 3, Plate 68. London Printed by R. and J. E. Taylor. Smithsonian Libraries & Biodiversity Heritage Library.

Redthroat (mounted taxidermy)

Object Status:

Extant

Accession Date:

By 1799

Primary Source Reference:

Charles Willson Peale, Lecture on Natural History 36. (ca. 1799). Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University Archives, coll. 40. / https://ansp.org/research/library/archives/0000-0099/coll0040/

Additional Source Text:

Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827) wrote, in his 36th Lecture (ca. 1799): "No. 1835. Red throat Warbler. nondescript? (male)." (Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University Archives, coll. 40)

Notes:

The identification of this species, based only on Peale's descriptive name, is tentative.

Specimen Type:

Dead/preserved

Current Common Name:

Redthroat

Current Scientific Name

Acanthizidae | Pyrrholaemus brunneus