What and how to observe in the life of birds

Reprint from the publication Moscow, 1948
Sergey Aleksandrovich Buturlin (1872-1938)- Russian traveler, ornithologist and hunting expert, author of works on the systematics of birds of Russia and the hunting economy, grandson of General S.P. Buturlin. The book gives an exhaustive idea of ​​the tasks and methods of studying the biology of our birds.
Content: I. Why should birds observe a list of birds. The nature of the station stay. Quantitative accounting. The benefits and harm of birds. The value of observant work, II. Who and where can use with benefit - the properties of a good researcher. Preparation of the observer. Where to observe, III. How to collect information and materials - the meaning of the collecting. Field notebook. Homemade pond. Card catalog. Drawings and photos. Ringing. Bird skins. Nests and other collecting items. Labeling. Wennels of observations and fees. Equipment of the observer, IV. What exactly should be observed - the volume of observations. The study of the area and the types of its land. Bird community. The choice of the area. Phenological observations. Quantitative accounting. Winter life. Singing. The breakdown of the winter flocks. Took. Plots of the territory. Nest. Eggs and chicks. Swearing of chicks and the formation of flocks. Propagation and mortality. Molting. Seasonal flights, application. Prof. G.P. Dementiev and N. A. Gladkov. Instructions for the study of the fauna of birds in reserves - 1. Introduction. 2. The content of the work and its methods. 3. General study of the reserve area. 4. Classification of biotopes. 5 Human influence, benefits and harm to the economy. 6. The composition of the fauna of birds »List of forms and their distribution. 7. Numerical characteristics and quantitative accounting. 8. A program for studying individual types.
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