Common Guillemot / Common Murre skull (Uria aalge) The whole model is mounted

The whole model is mounted on a black-painted wooden base with the Russian label

On the reverse you can see that it is stitched with plant fibres onto a rough hessian type backing

The skull measures approximately 9cm long by 6cm high

There are two holes in the top for hanging which have metal rings for reinforcement

Common Guillemot / Common Murre skull (Uria aalge) The whole model is mountedThis 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