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Black Skimmer (Rynchops nigra) in Auburn

Published in 1992

An immature Black Skimmer, Rynchops nigra, was found in a yard at Auburn, Lee Co., Alabama, on 28 August 1992. It had a broken wing and was taken to the Opelika Animal Hospital where it died, Veterinarian assistant, Kim Rasmussen, brought it to me for museum preparation. The specimen will be placed in the Auburn University Vertebrate Museum.


Author: Julian L. Dusi
Volume Number: 39 Year Published: 1992
Issue Number: 2
Page Number: 6

Link to article: http://birdlife.aosbirds.org/1992/Vol 39 No. 2 1992_p6.pdf
Link to the full issue of BirdLife: http://birdlife.aosbirds.org/1992/Vol 39 No. 2 1992.pdf
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Published on:
January 19, 2018

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