Andean Birds, summaries, counts, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, 1965 (3 of 4) Search this
Collection name:
Martin H. Moynihan Papers, 1952-1996
Physical Description:
1 field book
Physical Location:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation:
Box 1 Folder 17
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Place:
Ecuador
Peru
Tarma
Panao
Papallacta
Atacazo
Machupicchu
Date Range:
1964-1966
Start Date:
1964
End Date:
1966
Abstract:
The is the third of four folders documenting M. Moynihan's behavioral observations of Andean Birds, mixed flocks, in Peru and Ecuador, 1964-1966. Pages are numbered,and entries are headed with date and location. They include colored annotations and references to other notes. Bird characteristics recorded include type (with common name), sex, and quantity. Entries include observed behaviors with time of day, weather, bird counts, vegetation, environment (sometimes with illustrations), and totals on observation time. Locations include but are not limited to the vicinity of Tarma, Panao, and Pachu Pichu [Machupicchu], Peru, as well as Papallacta and Atacazo, Ecuador.
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