Palearctic Migratory Bird Survey, survey records, 1966-1973 : Egypt banding information (DOA/Release), Spring 1969, PMS banding forms.

Abstract

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. The banding forms, five per leaf, are dated from March 3, 1969 to May 30, 1970. A card attached to the first leaf gives the period of research (Spring 1969) and the place in Egypt, which is crossed, "Ikingi Mariut". The forms are not numbered, but have instead a mention of "released" or "DOA" (dead on arrival) bird. They show the date, locality of capture and release (which is mostly noted as Bahig in the Matruh Governorate), bird species, 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. Many forms are stamped with the word "discard".

Date Range

1969

Start Date

Mar 07, 1969

End Date

May 30, 1969

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 7, folder 8