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Specimen Record

ContinentNorth America
CountryUnited States
State/ProvinceDelaware
County/ParishSussex
LocalityRt. 368
Latitude38.5233241
Longitude-75.1082038
Institution CodeDmnh
Collection CodeBird
Catalog Number82409
Collected ByTri-state Bird Rescue
Date Collected1994-05-13

From Recordset

http://www.delmnh.org/birds/

The bird collection consists of approximately 67,000 study skins, 2,500 spread wings and 9,000 skeletons. The holdings represent about 4,000 bird species. About 140 taxa are in the type collection. The collection, worldwide in scope, has especially strong holdings of Philippine and Central and South American birds. Extinct species are also represented. Formation of the collection began when the Museum was founded in 1957. Among the collections that can be found here are those of George Miksch Sutton, Allan R. Phillips, Olin S. Pettingill, D.S. Rabor, M. Hachisuka and specimens from Charles Sibley's expeditions in 1975-1977 .

Contacts

Name Jean L. Woods, Ph.D.
RoleCurator of Birds
Emailjwoods@delmnh.org
Name Jean L. Woods, Ph.D.
RoleCurator of Birds
Emailjwoods@delmnh.org
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