Manx shearwater skull (Puffinus puffinus) I am not sure of

I am not sure of the exact translation of the label on the base but it seems to say something along the lines of "Simplified

probably varying locally

It is a Russian mid-20th Century medical model

Unfortunately the lighting on the photographs did not show the colour off to it's best

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Manx shearwater skull (Puffinus puffinus) I am not sure ofThis is a lovely skull of the Manx shearwater Manx shearwater skull Puffinus puffinus. The Manx shearwater is a medium sized shearwater that nests in burrows on the Western coasts of the UK. Every year, the shearwaters complete a migration of more than 10,000km to the waters off Southern Brazil and Argentina. These are long lived birds with a life span of over 55 years although many of the juvenile die in their first long migration. This skull was