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Common Name

Common Scoter

Specimen Numbers

USNM-432287

Species

Species: nigra

Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Superclass: Tetrapoda Class: Aves Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae Subfamily: Anatinae Genus: Melanitta Species: nigra 155

Elements

Element	Length	Width	Thickness
Cranium	93.278	31.374	28.626
Cervical Vertebrae 1 - Atlas	0	0	0
Cervical Vertebrae 2 - Axis	0	0	0
Cervical Vertebrae 3	0	0	0
Scapula	69.895	10.341	8.85

Specimen Elements

City

Texel Island, N. Tip

Age

Modern to Modern

Collector

Unknown Unknown

Collection

SI:VertebrateZoo:Birds

Sex

Male

Is Complete

Yes

Date Published

12/22/2015

Repository

SI:VertebrateZoo:Birds

Country: Netherlands State: Noord-Holland - - Location: Texel Island, N. Tip

Cause Of Death

Unknown

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Comments

Testes: 14mm; Wing: 240mm; Lean; Some molting feathers present when collected.