. Bonner zoologische Beiträge : Herausgeber: Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn. Biology; Zoology. Bonner zoologische Beiträge Band 51 (2002) Heft 2/3 Seiten 167-172 Bonn, September 2003 History of the Bird Collections at the Zoological Museum of Moscow University and their Role for Russian Ornithology Mikhail V. Kalyakin & Pavel S. Tomkovich Zoological Museum of Moscow University, Moscow, Russia Abstract. A history covering the past 210 years of the bird collection of the Zoological Museum of Moscow Lomonosov State University (ZMMU) is presented here. Period
. Bonner zoologische Beiträge : Herausgeber: Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn. Biology; Zoology. Bonner zoologische Beiträge Band 51 (2002) Heft 2/3 Seiten 167-172 Bonn, September 2003 History of the Bird Collections at the Zoological Museum of Moscow University and their Role for Russian Ornithology Mikhail V. Kalyakin & Pavel S. Tomkovich Zoological Museum of Moscow University, Moscow, Russia Abstract. A history covering the past 210 years of the bird collection of the Zoological Museum of Moscow Lomonosov State University (ZMMU) is presented here. Periods of increase of the collection reflect stages of increasing interest in ornithology in Russia, because science priorities correlate with the need of scientific collections. Many regional and national handbooks are based on specimens deposited in the museum. The value of the collection of ZMMU will be demonstrated by some examples, and comparisons will be made between this collection and others in the former USSR. The results of recent eftbrts to prepare a catalogue of type specimens are also discussed. We will give information about (1) the collection: volume, composition, forms of preservation, geographic co\ erage, com- pleteness of documentation, and availability of rare and species, and (2) the staff of the Ornithological Department. The possibilities for collecting birds in Russia and the main directions of the ZMMU collection management are also dis- cussed. New types of collection material, creation of computerized catalogues, and cooperation in this field with other museums are among the future priorities. Key words, bird collection, Moscow, history of the avian collection, ZMMU, Russian ormithology. : The Zoological Museum of the Moscow State Lomonosov University In 1822, the museuin had 422 bird speci- mens. Prior to the 1840s the collection mostly coinprised mounted speciinens, usu- ally without associated documentation. This material can still be fo
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