Object Status:
Extant
Accession Date:
10 October 1827
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, 10 October 1827. Historical Society of Pennsylvania, coll. 0481.
Additional Source Text:
On 10 October 1827, a specimen of "Falco rufipes" was donated by Charles Lucien Bonaparte (1803-1857) according to the Peale Museum Accessions Book (Historical Society of Pennsylvania, coll. 0481).
Notes:
Charles Lucien Bonaparte (1803-1857) was a French-born ornithologist who worked in Philadelphia from 1824-1827, where he was a member of the American Philosophical Society (APS) and Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANSP). Bonaparte made major contributions to the nomenclature and systematics of American birds, including a four-volume continuation of American Ornithology (1825-33) that included many new species that were collected by the Long Expedition to the Rocky Mountains. / https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lucien_Bonaparte / https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AFKPEJIASN54OC8L/pages
Specimen Type:
Dead/preserved
Current Common Name:
Red-footed Falcon
Current Scientific Name
Falconidae | Falco vespertinus
