In course of a survey of caprimulgiform birds (Steatornithidae, Podargidae, Nyctibiidae, Aegothelidae, and Caprimulgidae) held in the Museum fu ¨r Naturkunde, Berlin a main focus was on the identification of type material. All specimens were examined for assessment of type status. Data contained on
Analysing databases of Southern African material at the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin (MfN Berlin)
✍ Scribed by Manfred Ade; Sylke Frahnert; Christa Starck
- Publisher
- Pensoft Publishers
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 704 KB
- Volume
- 77
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0232-5519
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