Palearctic Migratory Bird Survey, survey records, 1966-1973 : Egypt specimens (2910 to 3100), 1967.

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Abstract

Field book 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 band number, 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, blood tests, and additional remarks. The forms are numbered from 2910 to 3100, dated from February 1st to March 20, 1967 and are all with carbon copies.

Date Range

1967

Start Date

Feb 01, 1967

End Date

Mar 20, 1967

Access Information

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Topic

  • Birds--Egypt
  • Animals
  • Bird banding
  • Birds
  • Birds--Migration
  • 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 4