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Virginia Rail - Rallus limicola - Adult - Female

Scan ID: 61257

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FEATHER SCAN DATA

Feather Metadata		Feather Total Length		Feather Vane Length
Specimen Number:	BRD 3202	Feather 1: (P10)	6.6 cm	Feather 1: (P10)	5.9 cm
Common Name:	Virginia Rail	Feather 2: (P9)	8.1 cm	Feather 2: (P9)	7.1 cm
Latin Name:	Rallus limicola	Feather 3: (P8)	8.3 cm	Feather 3: (P8)	7.0 cm
Order:	Gruiformes	Feather 4: (P7)	8.3 cm	Feather 4: (P7)	7.0 cm
Family:	Rallidae	Feather 5: (P6)	8.4 cm	Feather 5: (P6)	7.1 cm
Feather Type:	Primaries	Feather 6: (P5)	8.2 cm	Feather 6: (P5)	6.8 cm
Sex:	Female	Feather 7: (P4)	8.2 cm	Feather 7: (P4)	6.7 cm
Age:	Adult	Feather 8: (P3)	8.0 cm	Feather 8: (P3)	6.6 cm
County:	Outagamie	Feather 9: (P2)	7.8 cm	Feather 9: (P2)	6.5 cm
State:	Wisconsin	Feather 10: (P1)	7.6 cm	Feather 10: (P1)	6.4 cm
Country:	USA	Feather 11:	N/A	Feather 11:	N/A
Institution:	National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Lab	Feather 12:	N/A	Feather 12:	N/A

ADDITIONAL IMAGES OF Virginia Rail

Common Name	Latin Name	Feather Type	Sex	Age
Virginia Rail	Rallus limicola	Rectrices	Female	Adult
Virginia Rail	Rallus limicola	Primaries	Female	Adult
Virginia Rail	Rallus limicola	Secondaries	Female	Adult