[Nhcoll-l] Green bird skeleton

[Tir, Jessica K]

Hi all,

There is a mint green razorbill skeleton in our collection. The particular shade of green reminds me of arsenic-based pigments like Paris/Scheele's green. I’m wondering if any of you have encountered a green skeleton like this or have guesses about what happened here?

This bird was collected in 1951 and preserved in fluid until 1968 when it was converted to a skeleton. I don’t have any other information about what chemicals or treatments were applied to the specimen.

Thoughts?

Best,
Jess




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Jessica Tir (she/her)

Curator

Charles R. Conner Museum

School of Biological Sciences

Washington State University

Office: 509-335-3515

Email: jessica.tir at wsu.edu<mailto:jessica.tir at wsu.edu>

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