Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
26 May 1825
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, 26 May 1825. Historical Society of Pennsylvania, coll. 0481.
Additional Source Text:
On 26 May 1825, a "Living Guana Grous [from] South America" donated by W. [E.] Whelan was entered in the Peale Museum Accessions Book (Historical Society of Pennsylvania, coll. 0481).
Notes:
The identity of the "Guana Grous" is uncertain. However, many of the South American specimens at Peale’s Museum originated near Cayanne, French Guiana, where five species of tinamous have been recorded.
Specimen Type:
Dead/preserved
Peale's Common Name:
Living Guana Grous [from] South America
Peale's Scientific Name:
None given
Current Common Name:
Unidentified tinamou
Current Scientific Name
Tinamidae | Unidentified
