Great Auk mount, Pinguinus impennis, collected 1830

Description

This specimen of the Great Auk, now in the collection of the Royal Ontario Museum, is believed to have belonged to Audubon.

Creator

Royal Ontario Museum

Date

1830

Rights

Copyright

Date Created

2014

Rights Holder

With permission of the Royal Ontario Museum ©ROM.

Files

rom2007_9393_2.jpg

Citation

Royal Ontario Museum, “Great Auk mount, Pinguinus impennis, collected 1830,” TPL Virtual Exhibits, accessed March 28, 2024, http://omeka.tplcs.ca/virtual-exhibits/items/show/1563.