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): "Some years back a black swan (A. strata) was not known, but New Holland has furnished us with one." (Historical Society of Pennsylvania, coll. 0481)
Specimen Type:
Dead/preserved
Peale's Common Name:
Black Swan
Peale's Scientific Name:
Anas atrata
Current Common Name:
Black Swan
Current Scientific Name
Anatidae | Cygnus atratus
