Aves MZS

The bird collection of the Museum of Zoology in Strasbourg comprises close to 18,000 specimens of which the vast majority are mounted animals. It also includes many skins, osteological parts and egg ensembles and encompasses more than 30% of extant species. The geographical origins are worldwide with some regions better represented than others corresponding to specific collectors or to the colonial territories of the successive French or German administrations. The majority of the material dates back to the period between 1800 and 1918, and it includes some specimens of rare or extinct species, but no types.
Numerous collectors have contributed to the collection, among whom were prominent ornithologists (such as Adolf Nehrkorn, John Gould, Alfred Brehm, Nicolas Saucerotte, Adolphe Boucard, Wilhelm von Hinüber), local naturalists (for example Georg Wilhelm Schimper with his birds from northeastern Africa, Albert Wehrung and his european egg collection) and also Natural History agencies such as Gustav Schneider in Basel and the Museum Godeffroy in Hamburg.

斯特拉斯堡动物学博物馆的鸟类藏品囊括了近18,000件标本，其中绝大多数为装裱动物。此外，还包括大量皮张、骨骼部分及蛋类组合，涵盖了现存物种的超过30%。其地理起源遍布全球，某些地区因特定收藏家或法国或德国历任殖民政府的领土而更为突出。藏品大多源自1800年至1918年间的时期，其中包含一些稀有或灭绝物种的标本，但并无模式标本。众多收藏家为该藏品做出了贡献，其中包括著名的鸟类学家（如阿道夫·内尔克恩、约翰·古尔德、阿尔弗雷德·布雷姆、尼古拉·索塞罗特、阿道夫·布卡德、威廉·冯·欣伯），当地自然学家（例如乔治·威廉·希姆珀及其来自东北非洲的鸟类，阿尔伯特·韦尔恩及其欧洲蛋类收藏），以及自然历史机构，如巴塞尔的古斯塔夫·施奈德和汉堡的戈特弗雷伊博物馆。