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Common Name

American Eider

Specimen Numbers

USNM-632091

Species

Species: mollissima

Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Superclass: Tetrapoda Class: Aves Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae Subfamily: Anatinae Genus: Somateria Species: mollissima 153 Subspecies: dresseri 820

Elements

Element	Length	Width	Thickness
Cranium	114.108	35.806	33.643
Cervical Vertebrae 1 - Atlas	0	0	0
Cervical Vertebrae 2 - Axis	0	0	0
Cervical Vertebrae 3	0	0	0
Scapula	84.438	13.828	12.232

Specimen Elements

City

Suffolk county, Reve

Age

Modern to Modern

Collector

Glen P. Cook

Collection

SI:VertebrateZoo:Birds

Sex

Male

Is Complete

No

Date Published

12/22/2015

Repository

SI:VertebrateZoo:Birds

Country: USA State: Massachusetts - - Location: Suffolk county, Reve

Cause Of Death

Unknown

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Comments

Perp: K.K. Schmidt (BKS6559); Bursa: 28X20mm; L Testis: 8x4mm, R Testis: 8x5mm; Wing Span: 976mm