Los tipos de aves que se conservan en el Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales de Buenos Aires

Resumen

The types of birds preserved at the Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales in Buenos Aires. The Ornithology division of the Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales ¨Bernardino Rivadavia¨ in Buenos Aires, holds twenty-eight type specimens of birds in the Colección Nacional Ornitológica. Of these, nine represent type species while the remaining nineteen represent type subspecies. These specimens are prepared as study skins, with the exception of three which are mounted for exhibition; details of which are given in each case. The types are listed in a systematic order at family level. Within each genus, species and subspecies are headed by their original denomination, and are listed in alphabetical order. This is followed by the bibliographical reference of the description and, where applicable, the synonym in current use. For every type, the catalogue number in the inventary of the Ornithology division is presented, along with the data presented on the specimen tag