Paper, 'An account of an upupa, or hoopoe' by Dr [Frederick] Slare
Reference number: CLP/15i/42
Date: September 1691
Description
Slare describes a bird that was found near Dorking in Surrey [England], which died shortly after being presented to him. He observes how the bird was able to move its 'crest' or crown of feathers when disturbed by Slare.
Subject: Zoology / Ornithology
Read to the Royal Society on 23 September 1691
- Reference number
- CLP/15i/42
- Earliest possible date
- September 1691
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 1 page
- Format
- Manuscript
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Frederick Slare, Paper, 'An account of an upupa, or hoopoe' by Dr [Frederick] Slare, September 1691, CLP/15i/42, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_15i_42/paper-an-account-of-an-upupa-or-hoopoe-by-dr-frederick-slare, accessed on 12 February 2026
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Classified Papers
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Dates: 1592 - 1741
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