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Domestic News
December 11, 1788
The New York Journal, And Weekly Register
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
A rare large pelican was killed near Saratoga and sent to Albany for examination, where Dr. Mitchell identified it as Pelicanus Aquila based on its nine-foot wingspan and capacious beak and throat.
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A few days ago, a curious and uncommon BIRD was killed at Saratoga, and sent, as a rarity, to Albany. The distance from the tip of one wing to the other, when both were extended, was nine feet and two inches; the mouth was large enough to contain, with ease, the head of a boy of ten years of age, and the throat so capacious as to admit the foot or leg of a man, boot and all. Doubts were entertained, at first, what it was, but it is now decided to be the large Pelican of the sea coast; as, upon examination, we are told (by Dr. Mitchell) that it agrees to the character of the Pelicanus Aquila of Linnaeus, and the Onocrotalus of Brisson.
What sub-type of article is it?
Wildlife Discovery
Natural Rarity
What keywords are associated?
Rare Bird
Pelican
Saratoga
Albany
Dr Mitchell
What entities or persons were involved?
Dr. Mitchell
Where did it happen?
Saratoga
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Saratoga
Event Date
A Few Days Ago
Key Persons
Dr. Mitchell
Outcome
bird killed and identified as pelicanus aquila of linnaeus and onocrotalus of brisson
Event Details
A curious and uncommon bird with a nine-foot-two-inch wingspan, large mouth capable of holding a ten-year-old boy's head, and capacious throat was killed at Saratoga and sent to Albany as a rarity. Initially unidentified, it was determined to be the large Pelican of the sea coast upon examination.