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Sea &
Sage Audubon Society
Lending Library of Nature
Slides
Updated
November
1, 2006
Part 1:
SLIDE RATING & ABBREVIATIONS
Slide
Rating System
A difference of only one rating point
is probably not significant, except when comparing two slides of the same
species
| 1. |
A+ |
Superior slide
with
excellent composition, sharp focus, proper exposure, etc.; shows key field
marks well. |
| 2. |
A |
Excellent slidebut
perhaps not quite as good as another slide of the same species rated A+. |
| 3. |
A - |
Slightly lower in qualitybut
still quite good. (23%) |
| 4. |
B+ |
. |
| 5. |
B |
Flawed in some key area
such
as focus, exposure, presence of disturbing shadows, etc. but still has
merit for teaching purposes; often shows interesting behavior. This rating
also used for silhouettes, which may be excellent artistically, but which
do not show field marks other than shapes. |
| 6. |
B
- |
. |
| 7. |
C |
Seriously flawed, but still useful; may
show interesting behavior. |
| 8. |
D+ |
. |
| 9. |
D
- |
Almost useless. |
Abbreviations,
Plumages, etc.
| ap |
Adult, alternature (breeding) plumage
or partially so |
|
ch
|
Chick (or infant) |
| bp |
Adult, basic (non-breeding) plumage
or partially so |
|
n
|
Nest (may also show ad, ch and/or
eggs). |
|
.
|
THE ABOVE TWO TERMS ARE
ALSO USED FOR BIRDS WHOSE APPEARANCE CHANGES SIGNIFICANTLY WITH SEASON
BY FEATHER WEAR, RATHER THAN BY MOLT. |
|
.
|
2,3, etc. AFTER ANY OF ABOVE
PLUMAGES = NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PLUMAGES (AGES, RACES, COLOR MORPHS, ETC.)
OF THAT TYPE AVAILABLE. |
|
m
|
Adult male |
|
b
|
Behavior, e.g. courtship, aggression,
feeding, bathing |
|
f
|
Adult female (or immature which
resembles female) |
|
1c
|
Leucistic, albinistic, or having unusually
pale areas. |
|
ad
|
Adult (used for species which do
not vary with sex or season) |
|
hy
|
Hybrid with another species. |
|
im
|
Immature plumage other than juvenile |
|
tk
|
Tracks |
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jv
|
Juvenile plumage |
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*
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When following a descriptive feature,
indicates all slides in that group are rated less than 3 in quality. |
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These
additional abbreviations will be used in describing the slides if you request
further information.
You may wish to use them in describing your
needs on the order form. (For example, "p sv-hfq" means the bird
is perched and is viewed from the side, except that the head is turned
partially toward the camera.) |
|
wtr
|
winter |
|
fl
|
in flight |
|
fv
|
front view |
|
smr
|
summer |
|
w/
|
with |
|
fq
|
front 3/4 view |
|
yr
|
year |
|
d
|
distant |
|
bq
|
back 3/4 view |
|
p
|
perched |
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h
|
head |
|
hf
|
head turned to front |
|
g
|
on ground or rock |
|
sv
|
side view |
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hp
|
head turned to profile |
|
w
|
in water (wading or swimming) |
|
bv
|
back view |
|
hb
|
head turned to back |
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/
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When between two plumages,
indicates molt from first to second plumage (EX: ap/bp means bird is molting
from alternate to basic plumage.) |
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