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Pennant Winged Nightjar

Gould, J. (1837/38). Icones avium, or, Figures and descriptions of new and interesting species of birds from various parts of the globe. Part 2, Plate 13. [London]: Published by the author, 20, Broad Street, Golden Square. Smithsonian Libraries & Biodiversity Heritage Library. / https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53498410#page/62/mode/1up

IMAGE INFORMATION

Pennant-winged Nightjar (mounted taxidermy)

Object Status:

Extant

Accession Date:

By 1799

Primary Source Reference:

Charles Willson Peale, Lecture on Natural History 39. (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) listed, in his 39th Lecture (ca. 1799): "No. 1980. Night-Hawk of Africa. With 2 long feathers on its wings." (Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University Archives, coll. 40)

Specimen Type:

Dead/preserved

Current Common Name:

Pennant-winged Nightjar

Current Scientific Name

Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgus vexillarius

Category:

Collection:

  • Peale
Lecture on Natural History 39

Charles Willson Peale, Lecture on Natural History 39. (ca. 1799). Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University Archives, coll. 40 / https://ansp.org/research/library/archives/0000-0099/coll0040/

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