Object Status:
Extant
Accession Date:
By 21 May 1789
Notes:
The common name “Poweese” was used by residents of Suriname according to Albert von Sack, 1810, A narrative of a voyage to Surinam..., p. 256 (London: W. Bulmer): “Amongst the birds that live on fruits and seeds, the Poweese is the most esteemed in the colony; it belongs to the pheasant kind, but is near the size of a turkey, and of a slender shape ; its head is ornamented with a curled crest of feathers, the colour of the bird is black, the beak and legs yellow. The poweese is easily tamed, feeds with the other poultry, and in taste is very much like that of a turkey.” / https://archive.org/details/b22011079/page/256/mode/2up?q=poweese
Specimen Type:
Live (later taxidermied)
Current Common Name:
Black Curassow
Current Scientific Name
Cracidae | Crax alector
