Idaho Virtual Museum

USNM-632091 -- Somateria mollissima

Courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution

  • Common Name

    American Eider

  • Species

    Somateria mollissima

  • Specimen Number

    USNM-632091

  • Sex

    Male

  • Cause Of Death

    Unknown

  • Mass

    2040

  • Age

    Modern

  • Repository

    SI:VertebrateZoo:Birds

  • City

    Suffolk county, Reve

  • Collection

    SI:VertebrateZoo:Birds

  • Collector

    Glen Cook

  • Owner

    Smithsonian Institution

  • Comment

    Perp: K.K. Schmidt (BKS6559); Bursa: 28X20mm; L Testis: 8x4mm, R Testis: 8x5mm; Wing Span: 976mm

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Alternative Views

Cranium (Axial)

(View in 3D)
American Eider (Cranium (Axial) - Dorsal)

Dorsal

American Eider (Cranium (Axial) - Left)

Left

American Eider (Cranium (Axial) - Cranial)

Cranial

American Eider (Cranium (Axial) - Caudal)

Caudal

American Eider (Cranium (Axial) - Right)

Right

American Eider (Cranium (Axial) - Ventral)

Ventral

Jaw (Axial)

American Eider (Jaw (Axial) - Caudal)

Caudal

American Eider (Jaw (Axial) - Right)

Right

American Eider (Jaw (Axial) - Left)

Left

American Eider (Jaw (Axial) - Cranial)

Cranial

American Eider (Jaw (Axial) - Ventral)

Ventral

American Eider (Jaw (Axial) - Dorsal)

Dorsal

Cervical Vertebrae 1 - Atlas (Axial)

American Eider (Cervical Vertebrae 1 - Atlas (Axial) - Cranial)

Cranial

American Eider (Cervical Vertebrae 1 - Atlas (Axial) - Right)

Right

American Eider (Cervical Vertebrae 1 - Atlas (Axial) - Ventral)

Ventral

American Eider (Cervical Vertebrae 1 - Atlas (Axial) - Left)

Left

American Eider (Cervical Vertebrae 1 - Atlas (Axial) - Dorsal)

Dorsal

American Eider (Cervical Vertebrae 1 - Atlas (Axial) - Caudal)

Caudal

Cervical Vertebrae 2 - Axis (Axial)

American Eider (Cervical Vertebrae 2 - Axis (Axial) - Caudal)

Caudal

American Eider (Cervical Vertebrae 2 - Axis (Axial) - Cranial)

Cranial

American Eider (Cervical Vertebrae 2 - Axis (Axial) - Ventral)

Ventral

American Eider (Cervical Vertebrae 2 - Axis (Axial) - Left)

Left

American Eider (Cervical Vertebrae 2 - Axis (Axial) - Right)

Right

American Eider (Cervical Vertebrae 2 - Axis (Axial) - Dorsal)

Dorsal

Cervical Vertebrae 3 (Axial)

American Eider (Cervical Vertebrae 3 (Axial) - Caudal)

Caudal

American Eider (Cervical Vertebrae 3 (Axial) - Right)

Right

American Eider (Cervical Vertebrae 3 (Axial) - Cranial)

Cranial

American Eider (Cervical Vertebrae 3 (Axial) - Dorsal)

Dorsal

American Eider (Cervical Vertebrae 3 (Axial) - Left)

Left

American Eider (Cervical Vertebrae 3 (Axial) - Ventral)

Ventral

Cervical Vertebrae Last (Axial)

American Eider (Cervical Vertebrae Last (Axial) - Caudal)

Caudal

American Eider (Cervical Vertebrae Last (Axial) - Right)

Right

American Eider (Cervical Vertebrae Last (Axial) - Dorsal)

Dorsal

American Eider (Cervical Vertebrae Last (Axial) - Cranial)

Cranial

American Eider (Cervical Vertebrae Last (Axial) - Left)

Left

American Eider (Cervical Vertebrae Last (Axial) - Ventral)

Ventral

Thoracic Vertebrae 1 (Axial)

American Eider (Thoracic Vertebrae 1 (Axial) - Caudal)

Caudal

American Eider (Thoracic Vertebrae 1 (Axial) - Ventral)

Ventral

American Eider (Thoracic Vertebrae 1 (Axial) - Left)

Left

American Eider (Thoracic Vertebrae 1 (Axial) - Cranial)

Cranial

American Eider (Thoracic Vertebrae 1 (Axial) - Right)

Right

American Eider (Thoracic Vertebrae 1 (Axial) - Dorsal)

Dorsal

Thoracic Vertebrae Middle (Axial)

American Eider (Thoracic Vertebrae Middle (Axial) - Caudal)

Caudal

American Eider (Thoracic Vertebrae Middle (Axial) - Cranial)

Cranial

American Eider (Thoracic Vertebrae Middle (Axial) - Right)

Right

American Eider (Thoracic Vertebrae Middle (Axial) - Dorsal)

Dorsal

American Eider (Thoracic Vertebrae Middle (Axial) - Ventral)

Ventral

American Eider (Thoracic Vertebrae Middle (Axial) - Left)

Left

Thoracic Vertebrae Last (Penultimate) (Axial)

American Eider (Thoracic Vertebrae Last (Penultimate) (Axial) - Ventral)

Ventral

American Eider (Thoracic Vertebrae Last (Penultimate) (Axial) - Cranial)

Cranial

American Eider (Thoracic Vertebrae Last (Penultimate) (Axial) - Caudal)

Caudal

American Eider (Thoracic Vertebrae Last (Penultimate) (Axial) - Dorsal)

Dorsal

American Eider (Thoracic Vertebrae Last (Penultimate) (Axial) - Left)

Left

American Eider (Thoracic Vertebrae Last (Penultimate) (Axial) - Right)

Right

Synsacrum (Axial)

American Eider (Synsacrum (Axial) - Cranial)

Cranial

American Eider (Synsacrum (Axial) - Right)

Right

American Eider (Synsacrum (Axial) - Dorsal)

Dorsal

American Eider (Synsacrum (Axial) - Left)

Left

American Eider (Synsacrum (Axial) - Caudal)

Caudal

American Eider (Synsacrum (Axial) - Ventral)

Ventral

Pygostyle (Axial)

American Eider (Pygostyle (Axial) - Left)

Left

American Eider (Pygostyle (Axial) - Caudal)

Caudal

American Eider (Pygostyle (Axial) - Cranial)

Cranial

American Eider (Pygostyle (Axial) - Dorsal)

Dorsal

American Eider (Pygostyle (Axial) - Right)

Right

American Eider (Pygostyle (Axial) - Ventral)

Ventral

Sternal Rib (Left)

American Eider (Sternal Rib (Left) - Caudal)

Caudal

American Eider (Sternal Rib (Left) - Right)

Right

American Eider (Sternal Rib (Left) - Left)

Left

American Eider (Sternal Rib (Left) - Cranial)

Cranial

American Eider (Sternal Rib (Left) - Ventral)

Ventral

American Eider (Sternal Rib (Left) - Dorsal)

Dorsal

Sternum (Keel) (Axial)

American Eider (Sternum (Keel) (Axial) - Cranial)

Cranial

American Eider (Sternum (Keel) (Axial) - Right)

Right

American Eider (Sternum (Keel) (Axial) - Ventral)

Ventral

American Eider (Sternum (Keel) (Axial) - Left)

Left

American Eider (Sternum (Keel) (Axial) - Dorsal)

Dorsal

American Eider (Sternum (Keel) (Axial) - Caudal)

Caudal

Caudal Vertebrae 1 (Axial)

American Eider (Caudal Vertebrae 1 (Axial) - Right)

Right

American Eider (Caudal Vertebrae 1 (Axial) - Caudal)

Caudal

American Eider (Caudal Vertebrae 1 (Axial) - Dorsal)

Dorsal

American Eider (Caudal Vertebrae 1 (Axial) - Left)

Left

American Eider (Caudal Vertebrae 1 (Axial) - Cranial)

Cranial

American Eider (Caudal Vertebrae 1 (Axial) - Ventral)

Ventral

Caudal Vertebrae Middle (Axial)

American Eider (Caudal Vertebrae Middle (Axial) - Cranial)

Cranial

American Eider (Caudal Vertebrae Middle (Axial) - Right)

Right

American Eider (Caudal Vertebrae Middle (Axial) - Dorsal)

Dorsal

American Eider (Caudal Vertebrae Middle (Axial) - Left)

Left

American Eider (Caudal Vertebrae Middle (Axial) - Caudal)

Caudal

American Eider (Caudal Vertebrae Middle (Axial) - Ventral)

Ventral

Rib-Middle (Left)

American Eider (Rib-Middle (Left) - Right)

Right

American Eider (Rib-Middle (Left) - Caudal)

Caudal

American Eider (Rib-Middle (Left) - Left)

Left

American Eider (Rib-Middle (Left) - Dorsal)

Dorsal

American Eider (Rib-Middle (Left) - Cranial)

Cranial

American Eider (Rib-Middle (Left) - Ventral)

Ventral

Rib-Last (Left)

American Eider (Rib-Last (Left) - Ventral)

Ventral

American Eider (Rib-Last (Left) - Caudal)

Caudal

American Eider (Rib-Last (Left) - Right)

Right

American Eider (Rib-Last (Left) - Cranial)

Cranial

American Eider (Rib-Last (Left) - Dorsal)

Dorsal

American Eider (Rib-Last (Left) - Left)

Left

Scapula (Left)

American Eider (Scapula (Left) - Lateral)

Lateral

American Eider (Scapula (Left) - Posterior)

Posterior

American Eider (Scapula (Left) - Medial)

Medial

American Eider (Scapula (Left) - Distal)

Distal

American Eider (Scapula (Left) - Proximal)

Proximal

American Eider (Scapula (Left) - Anterior)

Anterior

Humerus (Left)

American Eider (Humerus (Left) - Proximal)

Proximal

American Eider (Humerus (Left) - Medial)

Medial

American Eider (Humerus (Left) - Distal)

Distal

American Eider (Humerus (Left) - Anterior)

Anterior

American Eider (Humerus (Left) - Lateral)

Lateral

American Eider (Humerus (Left) - Posterior)

Posterior

Ulna (Right)

American Eider (Ulna (Right) - Medial)

Medial

American Eider (Ulna (Right) - Anterior)

Anterior

American Eider (Ulna (Right) - Distal)

Distal

American Eider (Ulna (Right) - Lateral)

Lateral

American Eider (Ulna (Right) - Posterior)

Posterior

American Eider (Ulna (Right) - Proximal)

Proximal

Radius (Right)

American Eider (Radius (Right) - Distal)

Distal

American Eider (Radius (Right) - Anterior)

Anterior

American Eider (Radius (Right) - Medial)

Medial

American Eider (Radius (Right) - Lateral)

Lateral

American Eider (Radius (Right) - Posterior)

Posterior

American Eider (Radius (Right) - Proximal)

Proximal

Femur (Left)

American Eider (Femur (Left) - Lateral)

Lateral

American Eider (Femur (Left) - Proximal)

Proximal

American Eider (Femur (Left) - Medial)

Medial

American Eider (Femur (Left) - Anterior)

Anterior

American Eider (Femur (Left) - Posterior)

Posterior

American Eider (Femur (Left) - Distal)

Distal

Furcula (Axial)

American Eider (Furcula (Axial) - Right)

Right

American Eider (Furcula (Axial) - Dorsal)

Dorsal

American Eider (Furcula (Axial) - Left)

Left

American Eider (Furcula (Axial) - Cranial)

Cranial

American Eider (Furcula (Axial) - Caudal)

Caudal

American Eider (Furcula (Axial) - Ventral)

Ventral

Coracoid (Left)

American Eider (Coracoid (Left) - Lateral)

Lateral

American Eider (Coracoid (Left) - Medial)

Medial

American Eider (Coracoid (Left) - Posterior)

Posterior

American Eider (Coracoid (Left) - Anterior)

Anterior

American Eider (Coracoid (Left) - Proximal)

Proximal

American Eider (Coracoid (Left) - Distal)

Distal

Radial Carpal (Right)

American Eider (Radial Carpal (Right) - Proximal)

Proximal

American Eider (Radial Carpal (Right) - Medial)

Medial

American Eider (Radial Carpal (Right) - Lateral)

Lateral

American Eider (Radial Carpal (Right) - Anterior)

Anterior

American Eider (Radial Carpal (Right) - Posterior)

Posterior

American Eider (Radial Carpal (Right) - Distal)

Distal

Ulnar Carpal (Right)

American Eider (Ulnar Carpal (Right) - Proximal)

Proximal

American Eider (Ulnar Carpal (Right) - Medial)

Medial

American Eider (Ulnar Carpal (Right) - Posterior)

Posterior

American Eider (Ulnar Carpal (Right) - Lateral)

Lateral

American Eider (Ulnar Carpal (Right) - Distal)

Distal

American Eider (Ulnar Carpal (Right) - Anterior)

Anterior

Digit 1, Phalanx 1 (Pollex) (Right)

American Eider (Digit 1, Phalanx 1 (Pollex) (Right) - Lateral)

Lateral

American Eider (Digit 1, Phalanx 1 (Pollex) (Right) - Anterior)

Anterior

American Eider (Digit 1, Phalanx 1 (Pollex) (Right) - Proximal)

Proximal

American Eider (Digit 1, Phalanx 1 (Pollex) (Right) - Medial)

Medial

American Eider (Digit 1, Phalanx 1 (Pollex) (Right) - Distal)

Distal

American Eider (Digit 1, Phalanx 1 (Pollex) (Right) - Posterior)

Posterior

Carpometacarpus (Right)

American Eider (Carpometacarpus (Right) - Anterior)

Anterior

American Eider (Carpometacarpus (Right) - Proximal)

Proximal

American Eider (Carpometacarpus (Right) - Lateral)

Lateral

American Eider (Carpometacarpus (Right) - Medial)

Medial

American Eider (Carpometacarpus (Right) - Posterior)

Posterior

American Eider (Carpometacarpus (Right) - Distal)

Distal

Digit 3, Phalanx 1 (Right)

American Eider (Digit 3, Phalanx 1 (Right) - Distal)

Distal

American Eider (Digit 3, Phalanx 1 (Right) - Medial)

Medial

American Eider (Digit 3, Phalanx 1 (Right) - Proximal)

Proximal

American Eider (Digit 3, Phalanx 1 (Right) - Posterior)

Posterior

American Eider (Digit 3, Phalanx 1 (Right) - Lateral)

Lateral

American Eider (Digit 3, Phalanx 1 (Right) - Anterior)

Anterior

Digit 2, Phalanx 1 (Right)

American Eider (Digit 2, Phalanx 1 (Right) - Distal)

Distal

American Eider (Digit 2, Phalanx 1 (Right) - Proximal)

Proximal

American Eider (Digit 2, Phalanx 1 (Right) - Medial)

Medial

American Eider (Digit 2, Phalanx 1 (Right) - Anterior)

Anterior

American Eider (Digit 2, Phalanx 1 (Right) - Lateral)

Lateral

American Eider (Digit 2, Phalanx 1 (Right) - Posterior)

Posterior

Digit 2, Phalanx 2 (Right)

American Eider (Digit 2, Phalanx 2 (Right) - Lateral)

Lateral

American Eider (Digit 2, Phalanx 2 (Right) - Proximal)

Proximal

American Eider (Digit 2, Phalanx 2 (Right) - Medial)

Medial

American Eider (Digit 2, Phalanx 2 (Right) - Posterior)

Posterior

American Eider (Digit 2, Phalanx 2 (Right) - Anterior)

Anterior

American Eider (Digit 2, Phalanx 2 (Right) - Distal)

Distal

Tibiotarsus (Left)

American Eider (Tibiotarsus (Left) - Distal)

Distal

American Eider (Tibiotarsus (Left) - Proximal)

Proximal

American Eider (Tibiotarsus (Left) - Posterior)

Posterior

American Eider (Tibiotarsus (Left) - Lateral)

Lateral

American Eider (Tibiotarsus (Left) - Medial)

Medial

American Eider (Tibiotarsus (Left) - Anterior)

Anterior

Tarsometatarsus (Left)

American Eider (Tarsometatarsus (Left) - Lateral)

Lateral

American Eider (Tarsometatarsus (Left) - Medial)

Medial

American Eider (Tarsometatarsus (Left) - Proximal)

Proximal

American Eider (Tarsometatarsus (Left) - Anterior)

Anterior

American Eider (Tarsometatarsus (Left) - Posterior)

Posterior

American Eider (Tarsometatarsus (Left) - Distal)

Distal

Digit 1, Phalanx 1 (Left)

American Eider (Digit 1, Phalanx 1 (Left) - Anterior)

Anterior

American Eider (Digit 1, Phalanx 1 (Left) - Lateral)

Lateral

American Eider (Digit 1, Phalanx 1 (Left) - Posterior)

Posterior

American Eider (Digit 1, Phalanx 1 (Left) - Proximal)

Proximal

American Eider (Digit 1, Phalanx 1 (Left) - Distal)

Distal

American Eider (Digit 1, Phalanx 1 (Left) - Medial)

Medial

Digit 1, Phalanx 2 (Left)

American Eider (Digit 1, Phalanx 2 (Left) - Distal)

Distal

American Eider (Digit 1, Phalanx 2 (Left) - Lateral)

Lateral

American Eider (Digit 1, Phalanx 2 (Left) - Medial)

Medial

American Eider (Digit 1, Phalanx 2 (Left) - Anterior)

Anterior

American Eider (Digit 1, Phalanx 2 (Left) - Posterior)

Posterior

American Eider (Digit 1, Phalanx 2 (Left) - Proximal)

Proximal

Digit 3, Phalanx 1 (Left)

American Eider (Digit 3, Phalanx 1 (Left) - Lateral)

Lateral

American Eider (Digit 3, Phalanx 1 (Left) - Proximal)

Proximal

American Eider (Digit 3, Phalanx 1 (Left) - Medial)

Medial

American Eider (Digit 3, Phalanx 1 (Left) - Anterior)

Anterior

American Eider (Digit 3, Phalanx 1 (Left) - Posterior)

Posterior

American Eider (Digit 3, Phalanx 1 (Left) - Distal)

Distal

Digit 3, Phalanx 2 (Left)

American Eider (Digit 3, Phalanx 2 (Left) - Lateral)

Lateral

American Eider (Digit 3, Phalanx 2 (Left) - Anterior)

Anterior

American Eider (Digit 3, Phalanx 2 (Left) - Medial)

Medial

American Eider (Digit 3, Phalanx 2 (Left) - Distal)

Distal

American Eider (Digit 3, Phalanx 2 (Left) - Proximal)

Proximal

American Eider (Digit 3, Phalanx 2 (Left) - Posterior)

Posterior

Digit 3, Phalanx 3 (Left)

American Eider (Digit 3, Phalanx 3 (Left) - Lateral)

Lateral

American Eider (Digit 3, Phalanx 3 (Left) - Medial)

Medial

American Eider (Digit 3, Phalanx 3 (Left) - Posterior)

Posterior

American Eider (Digit 3, Phalanx 3 (Left) - Anterior)

Anterior

American Eider (Digit 3, Phalanx 3 (Left) - Distal)

Distal

American Eider (Digit 3, Phalanx 3 (Left) - Proximal)

Proximal

Digit 3, Phalanx 4 (Left)

American Eider (Digit 3, Phalanx 4 (Left) - Proximal)

Proximal

American Eider (Digit 3, Phalanx 4 (Left) - Medial)

Medial

American Eider (Digit 3, Phalanx 4 (Left) - Lateral)

Lateral

American Eider (Digit 3, Phalanx 4 (Left) - Anterior)

Anterior

American Eider (Digit 3, Phalanx 4 (Left) - Posterior)

Posterior

American Eider (Digit 3, Phalanx 4 (Left) - Distal)

Distal