Diglossa (Flower piercers) (1 of 4)

Related Titles

Contained In: Martin H. Moynihan Papers, 1952-1996

Series: SIA Acc. 01-096

Series: Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history

By

Moynihan, M.

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1958-1974

Notes

The first of four folders includes descriptions of bird behaviors observed by M. Moynihan of Diglossa (Flower piercers), 1958-1974. Entries are headed with date, location, and type of bird. Includes correspondence. Entries include observations with time of day, weather, location, and vegetation. Bird descriptions include appearance, behavior, sex, songs; illustrations of birds augmenting text. Includes notations indicated by color and pattern as well as notes and comments set separately from observations. Locations include the vicinity of Sierra de Merida, Atacaso [Atacazo], Pichincha, Ecuador; Cerro Punta, Barro Colorado, Panama; Quisha, Peru; and Bogota, Colombia.

Subjects

Animal behavior , Atacazo , Barro Colorado , Bogota , Colombia , Correspondence , Ecuador , Ethology , Field notes , Illustrations , Ornithology , Panama , Peru , Pichincha , Punta, Cerro

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.121293
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51397805