Object Status:
Extant
Accession Date:
By 1799
Primary Source Reference:
Charles Willson Peale, Lecture on Natural History 26. (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 26th Lecture (ca. 1799): "No. 839. 4022. Speckled Snipe. The Eyes of a redish cast, placed far back on the head, the Plumage a mixture of brown, russet, black & white. The tail beautifully barred with small lines of black and white. No. 840. A variety of the same, rather smaller, and lighter colour generally. The wings extending beyond the tail." (Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University Archives, coll. 40)
Specimen Type:
Dead/preserved
Current Common Name:
Unidentified
Current Scientific Name
Scolopacidae | Unidentified
