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Common Name

Wood Duck

Specimen Numbers

USNM-431880

Species

Species: sponsa

Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Superclass: Tetrapoda Class: Aves Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae Subfamily: Anatinae Genus: Aix Species: sponsa 141

Elements

Element	Length	Width	Thickness
Cranium	77.594	24.165	26.086
Cervical Vertebrae 1 - Atlas	0	0	0
Cervical Vertebrae 2 - Axis	0	0	0
Cervical Vertebrae 3	0	0	0
Scapula	61.194	11.729	10.204

Specimen Elements

City

Upper Mississippi Ri

Age

Modern to Modern

Collector

W&F Personnel

Collection

SI:VertebrateZoo:Birds

Sex

Female

Is Complete

Yes

Date Published

12/22/2015

Repository

SI:VertebrateZoo:Birds

Country: USA State: Minnesota - - Location: Upper Mississippi Ri

Cause Of Death

Unknown

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Comments

The date collected is given as "Fall 1960"