Uria aalge, Auk egg

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Description:

One California murre (Uria aalge californica) egg collected by an unknown collector for A. M. Shields. Shields noted that the egg had been freshly laid at the time of collection and it was "simply deposited on bare rocks." It was later acquired by Ernest Tabor.

Original set mark: a.6, Shields Collection
Tabor Collection