| RefNo | CLP/15i/44 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'An account of a prodigiously large feather of the bird cuntur, brought from Chili [Chile], and supposed to be a kind of vultur; and of the coffee shrub' by Hans Sloane |
| Date | April 1694 |
| Description | Sloane describes a bird, the 'Cuntur of Peru', whose existence has been doubted due to its size and strength. He shares Captain John Strong's account of having encountered the bird, noting its wingspan as 16 foot.Sloane describes a feather taken from the bird, measuring two foot and four inches in length. He goes on to describe a coffee shrub, having been presented with a dried branch from the shrub.
Subject: Zoology / Ornithology / Botany
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'An account of a prodigiously large feather of the bird cuntur, brought from Chili, and supposed to be a kind of vultur; and of the coffee-shrub'
Read to the Royal Society on 4 April 1694 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1694.0016 |
| Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 18 (1694), p 61 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8406 | Sloane; Sir; Hans (1660 - 1753); physician and collector | 1660 - 1753 |