MCZ Special Collections 2528

Sterna hirundo Lesson, 1831

Date Collected:

1921-03

North America: United States: Maine | Western Egg Rock

Current Identification
Sterna hirundo Lesson, 1831
Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Aves Neornithes Charadriiformes Lari Laridae
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: legacy
Remarks: Common tern

Boyden 1922, page 198, Figured of Sterna hirundo Lesson, 1831 Fig. 36

  • other number: 1587
  • previous number: HEC-2169

Part Condition Disposition Count
histological serial section (histological slide) excellent on loan 9 History (5)
Remarks: Series A-J
section fixation = Bouin solution  
section plane = transverse  
section stain = Alum cochineal, Orange G  
section thickness = 8 microns  
histological serial section (histological slide) excellent on loan 1 History
Remarks: This part added to represent the specimen in this container. Count not necessarily accurate.
section fixation = Bouin solution  
section plane = transverse  
section stain = Alum cochineal, Orange G  
section thickness = 8 microns  

Attribute Value Determination On
specimen length 8 mm [no agent data]
stage description unknown [no agent data]

  • None

  • Series A-J

  • None

  • Continent:
  • North America
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Maine
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7007515 linked data icon
  • Specific Locality:
  • Western Egg Rock
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Western Egg Rock E. A. Boyden
  • Collecting Method:
  • unknown
  • Collecting Source:
  • unknown
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1921-03-01 / 1921-03-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • Prepared:1921-III
  • Collector:
  • Edward A. Boyden

Media type: text; Special Collections 2528 Description: Specimen Card;

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Ledger Entry for: MCZ:SC:2528 Sterna hirundo Figured Description: Specimen ...

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