Field book (divided in two folders for conservation purposes) of banding forms, part of the field notes for the survey records on migratory birds specimens collected in Cyprus 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 numbered CYS-1 to CYS-215 [CYS-216 to CYS-225, not used]); PH-6216 to PH-6250; PH-7001 to PH-7179; HK-61147 to HK- 61150; HK-63501 to HK-64059; BE-78349 to BE-78597; CS-71099 to CS 71792; DS-51020 to DS-51028. They are not otherwise organized and they include many forms marked as "DOA" or "Died with bleeding". Their dates range from 10 March 1968 to 5 Apr. 1968. Each leaf, printed on one side only, includes five forms. In addition to the date, the forms show the localities of capture and release, the band's number, the species, sex, age, plumage, soft parts, weight, fat, molt situation and additional remarks by the researchers.
1968
Mar 10, 1968
Apr 05, 1968
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Cyprus
SIA Acc. 16-361
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.), Palearctic Migratory Bird Survey, survey records, 1966-1973
1 field book
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Box 3, folder 10-11