[Nhcoll-l] AOU numbers on eggs

[Opitz, Cindy E]

Hi, Catherine,
I've got old printed AOU checklists that I refer to for references to old species numbers-they are useful! Some digitized checklists are available electronically at the Biodiversity Heritage Library, and you can look up numbers with the "Search Inside" function.
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/search?searchTerm=check-list+of+north+american+birds&stype=F#/titles


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Subject: [External] [Nhcoll-l] AOU numbers on eggs
Hi all,

Could someone share a list of AOU numbers that would have been written on eggs in oology collections in the late 1800's - early 1900's? From context, I can infer that each number corresponded to a species, but my searches for AOU numbers online only bring up the letter codes that AOU currently publishes for species. A searchable digital copy of the list would be ideal, but I'll take anything you can provide. Thanks!

Best,
Catherine

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Catherine M. Early, PhD

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Barbara Brown Chair of Ornithology

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