Canvasback

Object/Artifact

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Canvasback

Entry/Object ID

NU 2023.91

Description

Full mount taxidermied specimen of a female canvasback (Aythya valisineria). The specimen is standing with its wings closed and head tilted to the right. The back is brown and white speckled and the belly is light. The neck is brown with a white underside. The beak and legs are dark brown. Family: Anatidae Genus: Aythya Species: Aythya valisineria

Collection

Natural History Collection, Dana Bird Collection

Cataloged By

collectionsintern@numulosgatos.org

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

North America, South America

Notes

The breeding habitat of the canvasback is in North American prairie potholes. The canvasback migrates through the Mississippi Flyway to wintering grounds in the mid-Atlantic United States and the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley (LMAV), or the Pacific Flyway to wintering grounds along the coast of California.

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 in

Width

8 in

Length

14-1/2 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