Stuffed quail w/ black tuft and face and grey body and wings; possibly a California quail. Covered w/ glass dome (.5159).
Aves (class)
feather (material)
mounting
stuffing (upholstering technique)
taxidermy
feather (material)
taxidermy
Feather
Stuffed
Mounted
Taxidermy
Taxidermy
BIRD, STUFFED
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
9.5 x 4.125 x 5.5 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.5158
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