Object Status:
Extant
Accession Date:
By 1799
Primary Source Reference:
Charles Willson Peale, Lecture on Natural History 36. (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) wrote, in his 36th Lecture (ca. 1799): "No. 1764. Worm Eater Warbler, from the bill through the Eye a narrow black line; just above the Eye a yellowish line; above that an arch of black; remainder of the head, throat, and breast a reddish yellow. The upper part of the body, wings and tail, dark olive green; inner coverts of the wings, and under the tail ash colour. Motacilla vermivore Linn. Dimi-fin mangeur de vers. Buff. Edwards has given a good plate of it. No. 305. I found this [specimen] in the Jerseys. They visit us in July according to Pennant, in their passage northward; but return not the same way; and he says it is supposed to go beyond the mountains which lie to the west, which seems to be the case with all the transient vernal visitants of Pennsylvania."(Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University Archives, coll. 40)
Alexander Wilson (1766-1813) described this species under the name "Worm-eating Warbler / Sylvia vermivora" in American Ornithology vol. 3 (Pl. 24), where "Peale's Museum, No. 6848" was cited (Wilson 1811: 74). / https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/175516#page/90/mode/1up (text) / https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/175516#page/83/mode/1up (plate)
Specimen Type:
Dead/preserved
Current Common Name:
Worm-eating Warbler
Current Scientific Name
Parulidae | Helmitheros vermivorum
