Ornithology Collection Passeriformes - Royal Ontario Museum

The collection is extremely strong in diversity of island species throughout the world. Also the collection contains significant historical collections of importance: James Henry Fleming, James A. Munro, Hoyes Lloyd, part of the Haverschmidt collection from the Guyanas, R. G. Lanning, H.B. Haugh collection of birds eggs from Southern Ontario. The Fleming collection, once considered the most comprehensive private collection of birds in North America, contains many unique collections from Africa, Europe, India, China, and Island Archipelagos of the world. Representative collections of the magnificent Birds of Paradise (Passeriformes; Paradisaeidae) and Bower Birds (Passeriformes; Ptilonorhynchidae) (from the Fleming Collection) has been described as within the top 10 in world by researchers. Sub-collections of the J.H. Fleming, J.A. Munro collections are considered historically significant to the Ornithological community. Other significant collections are The New World Sparrows (Passeriformes: Emberizidae); the North American Wood Warblers (Passeriformes: Parulidae); Shorebirds, Gulls and Auks (Charadriiformes) and the Chicken-like birds (Galliformes) of North America, New World Vireos and Allies (Passeriformes: Vireonidae). The study skin collection contains one of the largest collections in the world of extinct birds including 132 Passenger Pigeon specimens (skins) and New Zealand Huias famed for their sexually dimorphic bills. 1 specimen of the extinct Labrador Duck (1 of 54 mounted skins in world). 1 specimen of the extinct Great Auk (1 of 78 mounted skins in world), miscellaneous skeletal parts of Great Auk specimens, 14 specimens of the extinct Carolina Parakeet and many other species. The skin collection contains historically significant holdings of the highly endangered Hawaiian Honeycreepers (Passeriformes: Fringillidae Drepanididae) from the Fleming collection, 1840s through to 1913, and the famous Darwin’s finches. The frozen tissue collection contains the largest collection of blood and DNA from endangered kiwi populations in New Zealand, as well as bone shavings and DNA from the 14 extinct species of giant moas. Extensive series of New World Owls. Extensive series of New World Flycatchers. Large series of New World Sparrows.

本馆藏在全球岛屿鸟类物种多样性方面优势显著。此外，馆藏还囊括多批极具历史价值的标本集：詹姆斯·亨利·弗莱明（James Henry Fleming）、詹姆斯·A·门罗（James A. Munro）、霍伊斯·劳埃德（Hoyes Lloyd）的私人藏品，来自圭亚那的哈弗施密特（Haverschmidt）馆藏部分标本，R·G·兰宁（R. G. Lanning）藏品，以及安大略南部H·B·霍（H.B. Haugh）所藏的鸟卵标本集。弗莱明馆藏曾被学界认为是北美地区规模最大的私人鸟类标本馆藏，涵盖了来自非洲、欧洲、印度、中国及全球各群岛的众多独特类群标本。出自该馆藏的代表性极乐鸟（雀形目Passeriformes；极乐鸟科Paradisaeidae）与园丁鸟（雀形目Passeriformes；园丁鸟科Ptilonorhynchidae）类群标本，被研究者评为全球同类馆藏前十之列。J·H·弗莱明与J·A·门罗的馆藏子系列，在鸟类学界被视为具有关键历史意义。其他重要馆藏还包括：新大陆雀类（雀形目Passeriformes：鹀科Emberizidae）、北美林莺（雀形目Passeriformes：森莺科Parulidae）、鸻形目Charadriiformes的鸻鹬类、鸥类与海雀类，北美鸡形目Galliformes陆禽，新大陆绿鹃及其近缘类群（雀形目Passeriformes：绿鹃科Vireonidae）。本馆的研究用剥制标本馆藏拥有全球规模最大的灭绝鸟类标本集之一，其中包含132件旅鸽剥制标本，以及以雌雄异形喙部闻名的新西兰垂耳鸦（Huias）；另有1件灭绝拉布拉多鸭标本（全球仅存54件剥制标本之一）、1件灭绝大海雀标本（全球仅存78件剥制标本之一），同时配有多件大海雀骨骼残片，以及14件灭绝的卡罗莱纳长尾鹦鹉标本与诸多其他灭绝物种标本。该剥制标本馆藏还包含来自弗莱明馆藏的、具有重要历史价值的极危物种夏威夷旋蜜雀（Passeriformes: Fringillidae Drepanididae）标本，采集时间跨度为19世纪40年代至1913年，此外还藏有著名的达尔文雀类标本。冷冻组织馆藏拥有全球规模最大的新西兰濒危几维鸟类血液与DNA样本集，同时还包含14种已灭绝巨型恐鸟的骨屑样本与DNA。馆藏另有大量的新大陆鸮类、新大陆霸鹟类群及新大陆雀类标本系列。