| Reference number | CLP/15i/37 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Paper, 'Observations on the dissection of a paroquett [parakeet]' by Richard Waller |
| Date | December 1688 |
| Description | Waller, who keeps birds, describes how he dissected a parakeet (Melopsittacus undulatus) that had died. He first provides a description of the size and appearance of the bird before presenting observations on the bird's thorax, abdomen, larynx, heart, tongue and digestive system. Followed by one page of labelled figures, including a coloured drawing of a tail feather.
Subject: Zoology / Ornithology
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'Observations in the dissection of a paroquet, made and communicated to the Royal Society by Mr. Rich. Waller'
Read to the Royal Society on 5 December 1688 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 5p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1694.0031 |
| Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 18 (1694), p 153 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6739 | Waller; Richard (c1646 - 1715); natural philosopher and translator | c1646 - 1715 |