Mixed Species flocks of birds (gregarious behavior), 1960
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Download IIIF ManifestRequest permissionsDownload image PrintThe field notes of M. Moynihan document his behavioral observations of mixed species flocks of birds (gregarious behavior), in Cerro Punta and Quito, 1960-1962. Pages are numbered. Dated entries are headed with location. Includes description of location, time of day, identifies groups (by number and then includes list of birds in group by common name), observations of other animals in environment (squirrels), and interactions between bird groups. Sometimes include bird counts by type and sometimes specifies sex. Includes notes of possible cases of social mimicry and a list of citations. Locations include Nono near Quito, Ecuador; Pichincha, Ecuador; and Cerro Punta, Panama.
1960-1962
1960
1962
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SIA Acc. 01-096
Martin H. Moynihan Papers, 1952-1996
1 field book
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Box 1 Folder 12