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Volatenia bird (Blue-black grassquit), Playa Coronado, Pedro Miguel Lake, Frijoles, Barro Colorado Island, Panama, 1957-1958

by: Moynihan, M

Publication date: 1957

Topics: Animal behavior, Ornithology, Ethology

Collection: biodiversity; sifieldbooks

Contributor: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Language: English

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The notes are the observations of M. Moynihan of Volatenia bird (Blue-black grassquit), 1957-1958. Pages are numbered.Entries are headed with date, location, and type. Observations detail the appearance, behavior, and calls of individuals and groupings of birds. Details include sex, age, location in environment during behavior observed,and changes in population. Notations are indicated by pattern, and illustrations of birds augment the text. Documents birds in captivity and wild. Locations include Playa Coronado, Pedro Miguel Lake, Frijoles, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Abstract: The notes are the observations of M. Moynihan of Volatenia bird (Blue-black grassquit), 1957-1958. Pages are numbered.Entries are headed with date, location, and type. Observations detail the appearance, behavior, and calls of individuals and groupings of birds. Details include sex, age, location in environment during behavior observed,and changes in population. Notations are indicated by pattern, and illustrations of birds augment the text. Documents birds in captivity and wild. Locations include Playa Coronado, Pedro Miguel Lake, Frijoles, Barro Colorado Island, Panama.