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Common Name

Common Scoter

Specimen Numbers

USNM-432287

Classification

Species: nigra

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

Specimen Elements

Element	Length	Width	Thickness
Cranium	93.278	31.374	28.626
Jaw	86.464	25.011	11.976
Cervical Vertebrae 1 - Atlas	0	0	0
Cervical Vertebrae 2 - Axis	0	0	0
Cervical Vertebrae 3	0	0	0

Specimen Elements

Location

Texel Island, N. Tip

Age

Adult

Collector

Unknown

Collection

SI:VertebrateZoo:Birds

Sex

Male

Is Complete

Yes

Date Published

7/26/2011

Repository

SI:VertebrateZoo:Birds

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

Death Cause

unknown

Specimen Elements

Comments

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