Long-Tailed Duck

Object/Artifact

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Long-Tailed Duck

Entry/Object ID

NU 2023.94

Description

Full mount taxidermied specimen of a male long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis). The specimen is standing with its wings closed. The main body is white with dark brown on the back, chest, and cheeks. The tips of the wings and tail are dark brown and the tail is long and thin. The beak and feet and are dark brown. Family: Anatidae Genus: Clangula Species: Clangula hyemalis

Collection

Natural History Collection, Dana Bird Collection

Cataloged By

collectionsintern@numulosgatos.org

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

North America, Europe

Region

Northern Europe

Notes

This duck breeds in the tundra and taiga regions of the Arctic and winters along the eastern and western coasts of North America, on the Great Lakes, coastal northern Europe and Asia, with stragglers to the Black Sea. The most important wintering area is the Baltic Sea.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

under the base

Transcription

8 Oldsquaw ♂ (winter)

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pencil

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Specimen, Animal

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Biospecimen

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Mount, Taxidermy

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Decorative Furnishings

Nomenclature Class

Biological T&E

Nomenclature Class

Household Accessories

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

NH 30

Dimensions

Height

12-3/4 in

Width

7 in

Length

20 in

Material

Feather

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Gift of Ethel Dana

Owner/Agent

Dr. Ethel Dana Atkinson

Acquisition Method

Gift

Acquisition Date

Jul 30, 1968