Title
Arremona (sparrow), Cerro Campana and Barro Colorado Island, Panama; Tarma, Peru, Santa Fe, Peru (?), 1958
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Contained In:
Martin H. Moynihan Papers, 1952-1996
Series:
SIA Acc. 01-096
Series:
Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history
By
Moynihan, M.
Type
Book
Material
Archival material
Publication info
1958-1962
Notes
English
The field notes document Moynihan's behavioral observations of Arremona (sparrow) in Cerro Campana and Barro Colorado Island, Panama; Tarma, Peru, Santa Fe, Peru (?), August 8, 1958 - April 7, 1963. Pages are numbered. Includes illustrations and markings in text highlighting descriptions or which bird is being observed. Entries are dated and headed with location and type of bird and describe the changes in appearance and behaviors of groups, pairs, and individual birds with times of day; some are captive birds. Some descriptions include a variety of other birds observed during outings. As indicated in prior collection records, there is significant attention paid to describing bird songs. Includes Bronx Zoo and Porto Bello.
Subjects
Animal behavior
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Barro Colorado
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Cerro Campana
,
Ethology
,
Field notes
,
Illustrations
,
Ornithology
,
Panama
,
Peru
,
Santa Fe
,
Tarma
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.105410
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