Great Skua Egg (tentative ID) (Stercorarius skua)

bird egg

ZOOLOGICAL SPECIMENS
Africa, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Tristan da Cunha
before 1885
egg

South Polar Skua (tentative ID) (Stercorarius maccormicki); native to Southern Hemisphere, likely collected near Tristan da Cunha and brought to the island before 1885. Medium-large brown egg shell, with dark brown speckles (especially at end), a small hole where the egg was drained, and the number 2 written in pencil. Overall: 3 1/8 x 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.

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