<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The catalogue presents the data on all specimens of terns (Sterninae) that have been inventoried into the ornithological collection of the Slovenian Museum of Natural History (PMS). The catalogue includes data on preserved as well as lost specimens. The data have been collected from all inventory books at hand in the Slovenian Museum of Natural History. By the end of 2019, 66 different specimens of eight tern species have been recorded in the ornithological collection, of which 56 specimens are still preserved. Most specimens were collected in the 1940–1970 period. The largest number of specimens concerns the Black Tern <italic>Chlidonias niger</italic> and Common Tern <italic>Sterna hirundo</italic>. Among the collected terns, the specimens found in Slovenia predominate. Five specimens originate from other countries, specifically Eritrea, Oman, Serbia and Croatia.</p></abstract>

The catalogue presents the data on all specimens of terns (Sterninae) that have been inventoried into the ornithological collection of the Slovenian Museum of Natural History (PMS). The catalogue includes data on preserved as well as lost specimens. The data have been collected from all inventory books at hand in the Slovenian Museum of Natural History. By the end of 2019, 66 different specimens of eight tern species have been recorded in the ornithological collection, of which 56 specimens are still preserved. Most specimens were collected in the 1940–1970 period. The largest number of specimens concerns the Black Tern Chlidonias niger and Common Tern Sterna hirundo. Among the collected terns, the specimens found in Slovenia predominate. Five specimens originate from other countries, specifically Eritrea, Oman, Serbia and Croatia.

Terns (Sterninae) in the collection of the Slovenian Museum of Natural History

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The catalogue presents the data on all specimens of terns (Sterninae) that have been inventoried into the ornithological collection of the Slovenian Museum of...

Terns (Sterninae) in the collection of the Slovenian Museum of Natural History

Published Online: Apr 03, 2020

Page range: 79 - 92

Received: Dec 06, 2019

Accepted: Dec 16, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/acro-2019-0005

Keywords
museum collection, Laridae, inventory, catalogue, bird collectors, history

© 2019 Al Vrezec et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Terns (Sterninae) in the collection of the Slovenian Museum of Natural History

Published Online: Apr 03, 2020

Page range: 79 - 92

Received: Dec 06, 2019

Accepted: Dec 16, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/acro-2019-0005

Keywordsmuseum collection, Laridae, inventory, catalogue, bird collectors, history

© 2019 Al Vrezec et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
museum collection, Laridae, inventory, catalogue, bird collectors, history