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General Comment Fringillidae, Barro Colorado Island, Cerro Punta, Panama, 1958, 1962

by: Moynihan, M

Publication date: 1958

Topics: Animal behavior, Ornithology, Ethology

Collection: biodiversity; sifieldbooks

Contributor: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Language: English

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The notes document M. Moynihan's observations of general comments on Fringillidae, 1958 -1962. Includes typed and handwritten materials. Includes a variety of materials: general notes, notes from feeding experiments, dated observations with location, type, describing bird appearance, behavior, habitat, elevation; report on "the gregariousness of the plain Tanager, and its possible role in mixed flocks"; notes on possible phylogenetic significance of tail molt; and edited report "the nature of consummatory stimuli and consummatory situations, with special reference to some vocalization of birds"; and notes about recordings of birds in Panama. Includes notations indicated by pattern. Locations include Barro Colorado Island, Cerro Punta, Panama

Abstract: The notes document M. Moynihan"s observations of general comments on Fringillidae, 1958 -1962. Includes typed and handwritten materials. Includes a variety of materials: general notes, notes from feeding experiments, dated observations with location, type, describing bird appearance, behavior, habitat, elevation; report on "the gregariousness of the plain Tanager, and its possible role in mixed flocks"; notes on possible phylogenetic significance of tail molt; and edited report "the nature of consummatory stimuli and consummatory situations, with special reference to some vocalization of birds"; and notes about recordings of birds in Panama. Includes notations indicated by pattern. Locations include Barro Colorado Island, Cerro Punta, Panama.