Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
By 1805
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): "No. 2220. Black & White Kingfisher (A. Rudis) inhabits Assia & Africa." (Historical Society of Pennsylvania, coll. 0481)
Specimen Type:
Dead/preserved
Peale's Common Name:
Black & white Kingfisher
Peale's Scientific Name:
Alcedo rudis
Current Common Name:
Pied Kingfisher
Current Scientific Name
Alcedinidae | Ceryle rudis
