The Department of Ornithology, sits within the Division of Zoology at the American Museum of Natural History. It maintains one of the largest collections of bird specimens in the world. The research collections of the Department number nearly one million specimens; these include skins, skeletons, alcoholic preparations, eggs, nests, and tissue samples for molecular biochemical studies. A large number of type specimens and rare or extinct species are also found in its collections. The specimens represent all continents and oceans and nearly 99 percent of all species. The Department has an ornithology library for research use and maintains laboratories for specimen preparation, skeletal and anatomical analyses and dissections, and a modern molecular laboratory for DNA sequencing (the Cullman Molecular Laboratory).
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| creatorOf | Repository description. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Edgar A. Mearns correspondence, 1883-1915 | American Museum of Natural History | |
| creatorOf | Lawrence, George N. (George Newbold), 1806-1895. Correspondence, 1847-1894 (bulk 1865-1894). | American Museum of Natural History | |
| creatorOf | Field journals and field catalogs, 1881-1980. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Catalogs, 1883-1986. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | James Paul Chapin correspondence, 1953 | American Museum of Natural History | |
| creatorOf | Audubon family. Correspondence, 1846 Nov. 17-1942 Jan. 28 (bulk 1898-1914). | American Museum of Natural History | |
| creatorOf | Allen, J. A. (Joel Asaph), 1838-1921. Correspondence, 1870-1919 (bulk 1899-1902). | American Museum of Natural History |
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