Notes and comments on coraciiformes, correspondence
date: label: Date Range
content: 1978-1979
label: Start Date
content: 1978
label: End Date
content: 1979
notes: label: Abstract
content: Notes and comments document M. Moynihan's observations of and correspondence about Coraciiformes (kingfishers). Includes a summary of work on the kingfisher in northern Sumatra, indicating specific locations, individuals with whom he worked, vocal and physical characteristics of the birds, locations in habitat at a plantation, and citations. Includes a hand drawn map of bird locations in Parc National de Basse-Casamance, Senegal, November 8-10 (year unidentified); notes for October 14th, of birds observed with time of day; index of nesting incidents with page numbers; observations at New Delhi Zoo; correspondence with G.F. Mees of Rijksmuseum Van Natuurlijke Historie in reference to kingfishers in Sumatra and Java; and notes on kingfishers in Palau. Locations include northern Sumatra, Indonesia; Parc National de Basse-Casamance, Senegal; and New Delhi Zoo, India.
place: label: Place
content: Sumatra
label: Place
content: Indonesia
label: Place
content: Basse-Casamance, Parc National de
label: Place
content: Senegal
label: Place
content: New Delhi
label: Place
content: India
topic: label: Topic
content: Animal behavior
label: Topic
content: Ethology
label: Topic
content: Ornithology
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content: Martin H. Moynihan Papers, 1952-1996
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content: Moynihan, M.
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content: Mees, G. F.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA Acc. 01-096
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
label: Object Type
content: Correspondence
objectRights: label: Access Information
content: Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu.
physicalDescription: label: Collection name
content: Martin H. Moynihan Papers, 1952-1996
label: Physical Description
content: 1 folder
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 4 Folder 13