Notes and comments on coraciiformes, correspondence

Abstract

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.

Date Range

1978-1979

Start Date

1978

End Date

1979

Access Information

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Topic

• Ethology
• Animals
• Animal behavior
• Birds
• Ornithology

Place

• New Delhi
• Senegal
• Sumatra
• Basse-Casamance, Parc National de
• Indonesia
• India

Form/Genre

• Fieldbook record
• Field notes
• Correspondence

Accession #

SIA Acc. 01-096

Collection name

Martin H. Moynihan Papers, 1952-1996

Physical Description

1 folder

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 4 Folder 13