Notes and comments on coraciiformes, correspondence

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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

1978-1979

Notes

Notes and comments document M. Moynihan's observations of and correspondence about Coraciiformes (kingfishers). Includes a summary of work on the kingfisher in northern Sumatra, indicating specific locations, individuals with whom he worked, vocal and physical characteristics of the birds, locations in habitat at a plantation, and citations. Includes a hand drawn map of bird locations in Parc National de Basse-Casamance, Senegal, November 8-10 (year unidentified); notes for October 14th, of birds observed with time of day; index of nesting incidents with page numbers; observations at New Delhi Zoo; correspondence with G.F. Mees of Rijksmuseum Van Natuurlijke Historie in reference to kingfishers in Sumatra and Java; and notes on kingfishers in Palau. Locations include northern Sumatra, Indonesia; Parc National de Basse-Casamance, Senegal; and New Delhi Zoo, India.

Subjects

Animal behavior , Basse-Casamance, Parc National de , Correspondence , Ethology , Field notes , India , Indonesia , New Delhi , Ornithology , Senegal , Sumatra

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.122000
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51398390