Object Status:
Extant
Accession Date:
By 1799
Notes:
In his lecture account of this species, Peale referred to Gleanings of Natural History, 3 vols. (1758-1764) by the English ornithologist George Edwards (1694-1773). / https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/153666 In 1793, Raphaelle Peale (1774-1825) travelled to Cayenne, French Guiana, to collect specimens for Peale's Museum. However, to the editor's (MRH) knowledge, there is no detailed inventory of the specimens he brought back, and there are many examples of specimens from northern South America that were donated by other people. For more discussion about Raphaelle's travels, see Lillian B. Miller, 1993, "Father and Son: The Relationship of Charles Willson Peale and Raphaelle Peale", The American Art Journal 25: 4-161. / https://doi.org/10.2307/1594599
Specimen Type:
Dead/preserved
Current Common Name:
Pompadour Cotinga
Current Scientific Name
Cotingidae | Xipholena punicea
