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The Head of the Petrel

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

February 21, 1806

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 12

Notes:

There are five species of Procellaria, a genus of Southern Ocean long-winged seabirds, and all are named petrel

Specimen Type:

Individual parts

Current Common Name:

Petrel

Current Scientific Name

Procellariiformes