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Descriptions of two new species of nun birds from Panama

Nelson, Edward W.. (1912) Descriptions of two new species of nun birds from Panama. ,Washington, D.C.. Smithsonian Institution ,(Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections ,56(37) )

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Abstract

Two new species of Monasa are among the interesting birds collected by E. A. Goldman while working on the Smithsonian Biological Survey of Panama during the winter of 1911. They were collected at the same locality on the base of Cerro Azul, northwest from Chepo, and only a single specimen of each was obtained. No others were seen during the entire season in the Canal Zone and adjacent territory...(Document contains 4 pages)

Item Type:Monograph or Serial issue
Title:Descriptions of two new species of nun birds from Panama
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Nelson, Edward W.
Series Name:Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections
Volume:56
Number:56(37)
Date:1912
Publisher:Smithsonian Institution
Place of Publication:Washington, D.C.
Projects:SAIL Panama Canal Zone Project 2008
Issuing Agency:Smithsonian Institution
Additional Information:The Lord Baltimore Press, Baltimore, MD., U.S.A.
Uncontrolled Keywords:Birds; Nun bird; Panama; Smithsonian Biological Survey of the Panama Canal Zone; Monasa fidelis; Monasa similis; Cerro Azul
Subjects:Biology
ID Code:1135
Deposited By:Mrs. Liz DeHart
Deposited On:27 May 2008 15:09
Last Modified:27 May 2008 15:09

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