Palearctic Migratory Bird Survey, survey records, 1966-1973 : Egypt specimens (SI-001 to SI-429), 1967.
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Field book (divided in two for conservation purposes) of forms for field notes, which 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 show the name of the bird species, the date and locality of capture and release, and data on sex as gathered from dissection, plumage, soft parts or other methods, on age and method of its finding (skull, plumage, soft parts, etc.), on weight, fat, molt, way of disposition (skin, skeleton, alcoholic, discarded, etc.), presence of parasites, additional remarks. They are numbered from SI-001 to SI-429, with dates from March 9, 1967 to May 7, 1967.
Date Range
1967
Start Date
Mar 09, 1967
End Date
May 07, 1967
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Topic
- Birds--Egypt
- Animals
- Migratory birds
- Birds
- Birds--Parasites
- Ornithology
Place
Egypt
Form/Genre
- Fieldbook record
- Field notes
Accession #
SIA Acc. 16-361
Collection name
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.), Palearctic Migratory Bird Survey, survey records, 1966-1973
Physical Description
1 field book
Physical Location
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation
Box 4, folder 1-2