Object Status:
Extant
Accession Date:
By 1799
Primary Source Reference:
Charles Willson Peale, Lecture on Natural History 15. (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 15th Lecture (ca. 1799): "[No.] 93. Pied Shrike. It is about 6 inches long. Bill disky, beset with bristles at the base; head somewhat crested; the whole bird is traversely striped with black and white, each feather having two bars of each of these colours upon it; the under parts are lightest; the quills and tail are black, traversely spotted with white; feet and claws black. Inhabits Cayenne [French Guiana]. Lanius doliatus Linn. Pie griêche rayée de Cayenne. Buff. col. p. 297." (Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University Archives, coll. 40)
Notes:
Peale did not specify the origin of his specimen, but it seems likely to be Cayenne, French Guiana, a major South American trade center in the 18th century. In 1793, Raphaelle Peale (1774-1825) travelled to Cayenne 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:
Barred Antshrike
Current Scientific Name
Thamnophilidae | Thamnophilus doliatus
