Title
Palearctic Migratory Bird Survey, survey records, 1966-1973 : Egypt banding information (DOA/Release), Spring 1971, PMS banding forms
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Contained In:
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.), Palearctic Migratory Bird Survey, survey records, 1966-1973
Series:
SIA Acc. 16-361
Series:
Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history
By
Granger, J. S.
Type
Book
Material
Archival material
Publication info
1970-1971
Notes
Field book of banding forms and five punch cards that are survey records on migratory birds specimens collected in Egypt for the Palearctic Migratory Bird Survey. From the finding aid (SIA RU000435): "The Palearctic Migratory Bird Survey (PMS), a survey of migratory birds, their ectoparasites and the viruses they carry, was conducted in the eastern Mediterranean from 1966 to 1971. The primary PMS operation site was in northern Egypt. Surveys were also conducted in Cyprus and Israel. The PMS involved scientists of the Smithsonian Institution, the United States Naval Medical Research Unit, and Yale University, and was funded by the Army Research Office, the Smithsonian Foreign Currency Program, and the Smithsonian Research Foundation. George E. Watson, Chairman, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, and Curator, Division of Birds, National Museum of Natural History, was Principal Investigator". Surveys were also conducted in Uganda.The forms are dated December 29, 1970 (in spite of the dates indicated on the folder's title) to May 26, 1971. The forms are not numbered, but have instead a mention of "released" or "DOA" (dead on arrival) bird. They show the date, locality of capture and release, bird species, sex (as determined by plumage, soft parts, or otherwise), age (as determined by plumage, soft parts, skull or otherwise), weight, fat, molt, and additional remarks. Many forms are marked with the word "discard".Five punch cards are inserted at the end of the folder. Marked with codes for bird specimens, the first two have the dates "12 29 70", the next two have "12 30 70", and the last has "1 4 71".
Subjects
Bird banding
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Birds--Egypt
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Birds--Migration
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Birds--Parasites
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Egypt
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Field notes
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National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Palearct
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Ornithology
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.142358
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