R. Granberg's prepared skvader.

A road sign near Sundsvall alerting drivers to keep a look out for skvaders on the road.

The Skvader (or sqwa- or squader) is a Swedish fantasy creature made up by a taxidermist and displayed at the museum at Norra Berget in Sundsvall; it has the forequarters and hindlegs of a hare and the back, wings and tail of a female capercaillie. It originates from a hunting story, were a man in 1874 claimed he had shot this animal. Download high resolution version (834x574, 333 KB)Permission to use this image granted by Ancient Monument Association of Medelpad (Fornminnesföreningen i Medelpad), after inquiry and grants by Mr. ... Download high resolution version (834x574, 333 KB)Permission to use this image granted by Ancient Monument Association of Medelpad (Fornminnesföreningen i Medelpad), after inquiry and grants by Mr. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2304x1728, 1285 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Skvader Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2304x1728, 1285 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Skvader Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... Sundsvall is a city in northern Sweden, situated in the province of Medelpad and Västernorrland County. ... For creatures that are wholly fictional creations, see Category:Fictional species. ... Taxidermy (Greek for the arrangement of the skin) is the art of mounting or reproducing animals for display or study. ... Sundsvall is a city in northern Sweden, situated in the province of Medelpad and Västernorrland County. ... Species Many, see text Hares and jackrabbits belong to family Leporidae, and mostly in genus Lepus. ... This article is about the bird. ...

The name is a combination of two words, and this path suggest Svenska Akademins Ordlista. The prefix skva-, sqwa- or squa- from "skva-ttra"; quack or chirp, e.g. chirp like a magpie (Pica Pica) or chirp throush (Turdus), which have an own vocabulary in Swedish. The suffix -der comes from "tjae-der"; capercaille (Tetrao urogallus). The term "skvader" is used colloquially in the Swedish language to mean "a bad compromise." Genera Pica Urocissa Cyanopica Cissa See also the article European Magpie. ... This article is about the bird. ...

The skvader was voted for by a lot of people during the election of the animal to be associated with the Swedish province of Medelpadia in 1987. Medelpadia, or Medelpad, is a historical Province or landskap in north of Sweden. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External link

• The Skvader - Museum site (in Swedish)