Australian pelican
This specimen was shot in 1903 on Illawarra lake by SH Savile. Australian pelicans are very large birds - when their wings are outstretched they can measure over 2 metres across!
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 1614/1909
- Category
- Natural History
- Collection Class
- Birds
- Collection Area Region
- Australia and New Zealand
- Collector Excavator
- Savile, S H
- Common Name
- Australian pelican
- Simple Name
- bird
- Period Classification
- Edwardian (1901-1914)
