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Author	F.D. Steinheimer
Title	The whereabouts of pre-nineteenth century bird specimens
Journal	Zoologische Mededelingen
Volume	79-3
Year	2005
Pages	45-67
ISSN	00240672
Keywords	pre-nineteenth century bird specimens; whereabouts of collections; importance of old collections
Abstract	The paper lists the whereabouts of surviving pre-nineteenth century bird collections containing altogether about 1500-3000 specimens. They are found in more than 50 institutions world-wide, with Berlin, Leiden, Paris, Stockholm, Tring and Vienna museums each holding more than 200 bird specimens from this period. The relevance of these collections for taxonomy and nomenclature is briefly discussed.
Classification	42.83
Document type	article
Download paper	http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/42163