Details for Birds Collection (Aves) - University General Collection
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| Collection data |
| Name | Birds Collection (Aves) - University General Collection |
| Alternative name | |
| Description | Collection of birds (partly stuffed, partly skins) |
| Description for specialists | A specialized collection of c. 3100 birds of the late nineteenth century made up by private and historical collections of Vinci, De Amezaga, Vittorio Emanuele III, Loria, Casa Savoia, Antinori, Gallardo supplemented by various little private collections |
| Cite as | |
| Provenance | The collection consists of several collections, all donated to the Museo Civico di Zoologia di Roma during the first half of the XXI century (in 1901, collection of Vittorio Emanuele III; in 1930, collection Loria) |
| Notes | |
| Primary grouping principle | Taxonomic |
| Primary purpose | Research |
| Part of collection | |
| Related collection(s) | |
| Known to contain types | Not known to contain types |
| Rights |
| Rights | The materials are property of the Municipality of Rome |
| Access rights | The collection is freely available for scientific research, under the regulations set up by the managerial staff |
| Usage restrictions | Destructive or invasive assays are normally prohibited or must be previously agreed with the managerial staff. Uses other than for scientific research (e.g. extensive taking of pictures for commercial use) are subject to written contracts |
| Collection types |
| Animals, Taxonomic |
| McGinley conservation statuses |
| Level 5 |
Identified and integrated material which is inadequately curated. |
| Level 6 |
Identified, integrated, and adequately curated. |
| Date |
14-05-2010 (dd-mm-yyyy) |
| Development status |
| Closed |
| Expeditions |
| no expedition |
| Formation periods |
| Late twentieth century |
| Collection extents |
| 3100 specimens |
| Kingdom coverage |
| Animalia |
| Taxon coverage |
| Class Aves |
| Common name coverage |
| Collection of birds |
| Geospatial coverage |
| Holarctic Region, Italy (strength) |
| Living time periods |
| Actual |
| Specimen preservation methods |
| Dried |
| Media |
| Boxes, compacts, windows |
| File formats |
| unapplicable |
| Item level access |
| Source: not available |
| Related material |
| nonexistent |