Common Guillemot / Common Murre skull (Uria aalge) 2 The skeleton has complete hand

The skeleton has complete hand and foot with all the bones strung together to show articulation

The model splits open to show vocal cords

This species is a large member of the Auk family with circumpolar distribution of the sub-species in the Northern waters

The Auzoux label is also present on the tibia and there is also a faint Auzoux stamp

Some are fairly uniform in size and weight and served as monies of account like manillas

Common Guillemot / Common Murre skull (Uria aalge) 2 The skeleton has complete handThis is a skull of the common guillemot, also known as the common murre Uria aalge. This species is a large member of the Auk family with circumpolar distribution of the sub species in the Northern waters. They breed in huge colonies with a density of up to 20 pairs on one square metre of rock. They are expert divers with diving depths of 180m being recorded in search of food. This specimen was from a dead bird washed up on the shore. It is a very