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Common Name

Willow Ptarmigan

Specimen Numbers

CMC Willow Ptarmigan

Species

Species: lagopus

Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Superclass: Tetrapoda Class: Aves Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae Subfamily: Tetraoninae Genus: Lagopus Species: lagopus 128

Elements

Element	Length	Width	Thickness
Cranium	49.678	24.871	23.587
Mandible Right	38.661	22.542	7.392
Scapula	61.71	11.64	6.089
Humerus	61.783	16.281	9.898
Cervical Vertebrae Last	9.649	8.913	8.997

Specimen Elements

City

Inukjuak area, North

Age

Modern to Modern

Collector

D. Weetaluktuk

Collection

CMCC

Sex

Unknown

Is Complete

No

Date Published

12/22/2015

Repository

Canadian Musem of Civilization

Country: Canada State: Quebec - - Location: Inukjuak area, North

Cause Of Death

Unknown

Elements

Comments

From the McCartney Collection