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Common Name

Pacific Loon

Specimen Numbers

USNM-638784

Species

Species: pacifica

Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Superclass: Tetrapoda Class: Aves Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Gaviidae Genus: Gavia Species: pacifica 239

Elements

Element	Length	Width	Thickness
Cranium	119.801	38.02	30.255
Cervical Vertebrae 1 - Atlas	0	0	0
Cervical Vertebrae 2 - Axis	0	0	0
Cervical Vertebrae 3	0	0	0
Scapula	76.194	14.642	10.757

Specimen Elements

City

Deadhorse, Kupuruk O

Age

Modern to Modern

Collector

David R. Sinnett

Collection

SI:VertebrateZoo:Birds

Sex

Male

Is Complete

No

Date Published

12/22/2015

Repository

SI:VertebrateZoo:Birds

Country: USA State: Alaska - - Location: Deadhorse, Kupuruk O

Cause Of Death

Unknown

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Comments

Prep: C. M. Milensky CMM3900; Weight: 2490g (20 August 2007); L testis: 25x16mm, R testis: 18x8mm; Skin: Partial: flatskin; Molt: none; Tissue: B22750; FAT: moderate; Bursa: none