Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 95. (Budapest 2003)

Gál, E.: Catalogue of the recent bird bone collection in the Hungarian Natural History Museum. Part 1: Sphenisciformes through Phoenicopteriformes

No. Inventory no. Skeleton Sex Date Origin Note 2 36/1977 complete ? 1957.07.23. zoological gardens juvenile 3 C. 59.9.1 incomplete male 1958.06.15. zoological gardens 4 64/80 incomplete ? 1960.04.20. Agárd: Gólyatanya (Hungary) 5 38/1977 complete 7 1971.10.20. zoological gardens 1 6 135/1973 complete 7 1971.11.13. Pusztaszer (Hungary) 7 140/1973 complete 7 1971.11.13. Pusztaszer (Hungary) 8 139/1973 complete 7 1971.11.13. Pusztaszer (Hungary) 9 138/1973 complete 7 1971.11.13. Pusztaszer (Hungary) 10 137/1973 complete 7 1971.11.13. Pusztaszer (Hungary) 11 109/1973 complete 7 1973.09.09. Fehér Lake (Szeged, Hungary) 12 40/1980 complete 7 7 no data subadult Note 1: stout collum from both right and left scapulae, and phalanx pedis. Order: Phoenicopteriformes Family: Phoenicopteridae Phoenicopterus chilensis (MOLINA, 1782) No. Inventory no. Skeleton Sex Date Origin Note 1 1981.02.19 complete ? 1981.02.19. Csánytelek (Hungary) Phoenicopterus ruber LINNAEUS, 1758 No. Inventory no. Skeleton Sex Date Origin Note 1 1980/6 complete ? 2 C.64.4 complete ? 1960.04.20. 1963.10.? zoological gardens zoological gardens 1 Note 1 : undeveloped left carpometacarpus, broken and set right scapula. DISCUSSION The first part of the catalogue includes 30 species from 9 families and 6 orders. The majority of the species is present in the Hungarian avifauna as breeders or may occur during winter, e.g. Black-throated Diver (Gavia arctica). The collection includes some exotic species such as Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) or Black-headed Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus) which died in zoological gardens. The Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) breeds in central