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The collection began with the donation of study skins,
(dated between 1875 to 1925) from the private
collections of J.H. Sage and W.E. Treat, and emphasizes the fauna of Connecticut and the northeastern U.S. There are also specimens
from the Aleutian islands, Paraguay,
and other areas. The study skin collection holds more Connecticut specimens than any other in
the world. Particularly noteworthy are the raptors. In addition, the
collection includes approximately 1,000 bird skeletons (ranked 49th in size
internationally in 1983), over 1,000 fluid preserved bird specimens (ranked
25th in size internationally in 1983), one of the few known feather
collections in the world (from the work of emeritus Prof. Alan Brush), and a
valuable collection of nests and eggs from the turn of the century.
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Collection
Manager: Susan Hochgraf
Faculty: Dr.
Margaret Rubega
email:susan.hochgraf@uconn.edu
phone: 860-486-8945
UConn Bird Collection, Department of Ecology and
Evolutionary Biology, Unit 3043, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT,
06269-3043, USA
Resources:
+ Specimen Data
ON-Line
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Nest Data ON-Line
::Data use
license
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