Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
The Conti bird collection : new additions to the national ornithological collections at the National Museum of Natural History, Mdina, Malta |
| Authors: |
Borg, John J. |
| Publisher Information: |
National Museum of Natural History and Heritage Malta Publishing |
| Publication Year: |
2025 |
| Collection: |
University of Malta: OAR@UM / L-Università ta' Malta |
| Subject Terms: |
National Museum of Natural History (Mdina, Malta), Ornithology -- Malta, Birds -- Research -- Malta, Taxidermy -- Malta, Zoological specimens -- Collection and preservation -- Malta, Conti, Themistocles, Natural history museums -- Collection management -- Malta |
| Time: |
1906-1978 |
| Description: |
This study highlights recent additions to the national ornithological collections at the National Museum of Natural History, Mdina, Malta, originating from the historically and scientifically significant collection of the ornithologist Themistocles ‘Temi’ CONTI. An overview of the collection’s history is provided together with an annotated checklist of the 34 taxidermized birds, highlighting notable specimens such as the Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris Viellot, 1817, and the Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva (Gmelin, 1789). The importance of consolidating and curating the collection for scientific research and national heritage is emphasized. ; peer-reviewed |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/138126 |
| Availability: |
https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/138126 |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess ; The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.6120B5EF |
| Database: |
BASE |