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Guianan Red Cotinga (mounted taxidermy)

Object Status:

Extant

Accession Date:

By 1799

Notes:

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:

Guianan Red Cotinga

Current Scientific Name

Cotingidae | Phoenicircus carnifex