Trieste Museum of Natural History is about to move from its current location in Piazza Hortis (where it's been since its inception in 1860) to new premises, starting on 10th December - so I don't know how many more times I'll be able to update this blog before losing access to the collections for some time - who knows how long?
...or whether I'll still have to share my "office" with a Sawfish snout?
Plenty more interesting birds yesterday - mostly small African and Asian finches such as this Crimson-winged or Pytilia (Pytilia phoenicoptera) (with the wrong eyes in ... but you have to admit they suit him!) and a Green Avadavat (Amandava formosa):
This young male South American Bare-throated Bellbird (Procnias nudicollis) is looking a little sorry for himself but the museum's taxidermist looked at the specimen and said it had good solid feathering and will brush up well after a shampoo and set.
Here are a few of the specimens I haven't got round to yet for you to puzzle over:
1 looks like a flowerpecker or similar (Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibillatrix)-sized.
2 is a Blackbird (Turdus merula)-sized babbler and 3 is a Tanager.
As I mentioned the blog posts may dry up for a while in the weeks to come but I'll try to keep working if the move allows.
...or whether I'll still have to share my "office" with a Sawfish snout?
Plenty more interesting birds yesterday - mostly small African and Asian finches such as this Crimson-winged or Pytilia (Pytilia phoenicoptera) (with the wrong eyes in ... but you have to admit they suit him!) and a Green Avadavat (Amandava formosa):
This young male South American Bare-throated Bellbird (Procnias nudicollis) is looking a little sorry for himself but the museum's taxidermist looked at the specimen and said it had good solid feathering and will brush up well after a shampoo and set.
Here are a few of the specimens I haven't got round to yet for you to puzzle over:
1 looks like a flowerpecker or similar (Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibillatrix)-sized.
2 is a Blackbird (Turdus merula)-sized babbler and 3 is a Tanager.
As I mentioned the blog posts may dry up for a while in the weeks to come but I'll try to keep working if the move allows.
