The ornithology collection consists of approximately 26,000 specimens including study skins, skeletons, mounted birds, eggs, nests, and spread wings. Study skins, skeletons and mounted birds, and spread wings are included in a single catalog. Eggs and nests each have separate catalogs. All are searchable.

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Keyword searches on summary fields can be run from the Keyword Search tab. Searches can be run against specific fields from the Search by Field tab. Please note: We constantly add new data and correct records. If you see an error please use Feedback to let us know.

Tissues are deposited in the Oklahoma Collection of Genomic Resources (OCGR), the Sam Noble Museum’s tissue repository.For information about tissues, please search the OCGR collection database or contact the OCGR Staff .

If more than 1000 records meet your search criteria we show only the first 1000 records. However when you export you get all the records matching the criteria. If you are looking for something specific please make the criteria more specific and then click search.

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