Object Status:
Extant
Accession Date:
By 1799
Primary Source Reference:
Charles Willson Peale, Lecture on Natural History 16. (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 16th Lecture (ca. 1799): "No. 140. Parrakeet tovi. Plumage green; an orange spot on the throat; native of South America. Psittacus tovi. Linn. Petite perruche a gorge jaune d'amerique Buff. pl. 190. The length is 6 ¾ inches." (Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University Archives, coll. 40)
Specimen Type:
Dead/preserved
Current Common Name:
Orange-chinned Parakeet
Current Scientific Name
Psittacidae | Brotogeris jugularis
