Palearctic Migratory Bird Survey, survey records, 1966-1973 : Egypt banding information (060-00042 to 060-00113), 1969, PMS banding forms.
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Field book of banding forms that 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. A photocopy of folder cover, inserted before the first form, shows the range of forms' numbers (060 00042-00113) and the note "Checked against [tope?] printout. Retrap noted." The banding forms are dated from March 7 to April 27, 1969. To the first one is attached a card marked with numbers "060 00042-03826". The forms, five per leaf, show the date, locality of capture and release, bird species, band number, sex (as determined by plumage, soft parts, or otherwise), age (as determined by plumage, soft parts, skull or otherwise), weight, fat, molt, and additional remarks.
1969
Mar 07, 1969
Apr 27, 1969
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Egypt
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 6, folder 42