Plover Chicks

Object/Artifact

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Plover Chicks

Entry/Object ID

NU 2023.87

Description

Two full mount taxidermied specimen of Plover chicks. Both specimens are standing side by side and heavily leaning forward. Both specimens are covered in soft down feathers. The back and top of their heads are brown with dark speckles and the rest is light brown-grey. Possibly golden and/or black bellied plovers, but it is unclear. Family: Charadriidae Genus: Pluvialis Species:

Collection

Natural History Collection, Dana Bird Collection

Cataloged By

collectionsintern@numulosgatos.org

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

North America, South America

Region

Central America

Notes

Habitat: The breeding habitat of American golden plover is Arctic tundra from northern Canada and Alaska. They are migratory and winter in southern South America. They follow an elliptical migration path; northbound birds pass through Central America and stage in great numbers in places like Illinois before their final push north. In fall, they take a more easterly route, flying mostly over the western Atlantic and Caribbean Sea to the wintering grounds in Patagonia.

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

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

4-3/4 in

Length

6 in

Material

Feather, Wood, Metal

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Gift of Ethel Dana

Owner/Agent

Dr. Ethel Dana Atkinson

Acquisition Method

Gift

Acquisition Date

Jul 30, 1968