Electronic inventory of European bird collections
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Museum d’Histoire Naturelle de Genève (MHNG)
What is in the bird collection?
| Skins | 20181 |
| Egg sets | 18532 |
| Skeletons | 1946 |
| Mounts | 3955 |
| Spirits | 423 |
| Nests | 510 |
| Other Items | n/a |
People
Current staff
| Full name | Job title | eBEAC member |
|---|---|---|
| Alice Cibois | Research Officer | Yes |
| M. Ruedi | Curator (Mammals) | No |
| Laurent Vallotton | Scientific Assistant | Yes |
Important past bird staff
| Full name | Job title | eBEAC member |
|---|---|---|
| François J. Baud | curator | No |
Collectors
Important collections from
- R. de Naurois
- Henri de Saussure
- Victor Fatio
- W Haller
- A Henderson
- Paul Henrici
- Thomas Horsfield
- A. Kovacs
- W. Parsons
- A. Vaucher
- K. von Sneidern
Museum d’Histoire Naturelle de Genève
Dpt. de Mammalogie et Ornithologie, case postale 6434, CH-1211 Genève 6, Switzerland
- Email:
- alice.cibois@ville-ge.ch
- Website:
- www.museum-geneve.ch
- Tel:
- 41 22 418 63 00
- Fax:
Brief history
Founded in c.1850 by the Societé de Physique et d’Histoire Naturelle de Genève; now belongs to the municipality (Ville de Genève)
Updates
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