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The Academy maintains an ornithological collection of over 215,000 study skins and 25,000 tissue samples. Specimens of historical importance in the collection predate the founding of the Academy in 1812 and include important early bird collections made by famous collectors such as Alexander Wilson, John Cassin, and John Gould. The collection also contains large recently added series of data rich specimens from North America, South America, Asia, Africa, and Australia. The Academy’s ornithology department is actively adding specimens, locally and internationally, at a rate of ~1500 specimens per year. Major series of birds in the collection come from South America (~60,000 skins), North America (~55,000 skins), Asia (~25,000 skins), and Africa (~20,000 skins), with additional significant holdings from Central America and Australia. The collection also contains an extensive series of types (~2000 specimens) and skins of extinct and endangered species (~2500 specimens). The collection has significant holdings from around the world, including one of the most extensive series of Andean birds.该学会馆藏鸟类学标本总计超过215,000件研究用剥制标本（study skins）与25,000份组织样本。本馆藏中具有历史价值的标本年代早于该学会1812年的成立时间，其中包含亚历山大·威尔逊（Alexander Wilson）、约翰·卡辛（John Cassin）与约翰·古尔德（John Gould）等著名采集者所采集的重要早期鸟类藏品。该藏品还包含近年新增的大量来源详实的标本系列，覆盖北美、南美、亚洲、非洲及澳大利亚地区。该学会鸟类学部正积极从本地及全球各地补充标本，年新增量约为1500件。本馆藏的核心鸟类标本系列主要来自南美（约60,000件剥制标本）、北美（约55,000件剥制标本）、亚洲（约25,000件剥制标本）及非洲（约20,000件剥制标本），另有来自中美洲与澳大利亚的大量珍贵馆藏。该藏品还包含丰富的模式标本（type specimens）系列（约2000件）以及灭绝与濒危物种的剥制标本（约2500件）。该馆藏在全球范围内均有丰富留存，其中安第斯山脉鸟类标本系列为全球最具规模的馆藏之一。