Maguari Stork (mounted taxidermy)

Object Status:

Extant

Primary Source Reference:

Charles Willson Peale, "A Walk through the Philad[elphi]a Museum" (1805-1806). Historical Society of Pennsylvania, coll. 0481.

Additional Source Text:

Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827) wrote, in "A Walk Through the Philad[elphi]a Museum" (1805–1806): "Amongst the largest of this family of waders is the American Stork (A. Maguari)." (Historical Society of Pennsylvania, coll. 0481)

A slip of loose paper, tucked into Peale's 36th lecture, contains a list of waterbirds with the following entry: "American Stork (maguari) very large" (ANSP Archives, coll. 40).

Specimen Type:

Dead/preserved

Current Common Name:

Maguari Stork

Current Scientific Name

Ciconiidae | Ciconia maguari