Lead shotgun pellets in gizzard somateria fischeri

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Summary[edit] Description: English: Fig. 2. X-ray of a live spectacled eider Somateria fischeri female from the Kashunuk River on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, in 1995 with three lead shotgun pellets in its gizzard (ingested). Lead pellets were removed by lavage, and the bird was released at its capture site. A size standard of lead pellets is attached to the top right side of the X-ray plate. Date: 2016. Source: Flint PL, Grand JB, Petersen MR, Rockwell RF. Effects of lead exposure, environmental conditions, and metapopulation processes on population dynamics of spectacled eiders. North American Fauna (United States Fish & Wildlife Service) 81:1–41. June 2016. Page 5. Author: Flint, P. L., et al.