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Collecting Method (Collection)

Definition:

Observations:

1. For biological sciences: the method of capture, sampling, salvage, harvest or collection.
2. For Earth sciences: the method of collection or sampling.
3. For better search results in your database, avoid a large variety of terms; draw up an authority list and add keywords as necessary. The following are some examples of keywords you may use:
   
   accidentally killed
   commercial fishing
   extracted after dynamiting site
   extracted by drilling
   fell
   found
   hunted
   road kill
   trapped
   windowkill
4. N.B.: Use this field only when the collecting method is different from the acquisition mode.
   Example

   A bay-breasted warbler was purchased from a dealer, who said that the bird died after striking a window.

   	Discipline	ornithology
   	Genus	Dendroica
   	Species	castanea
   	Collecting Method	windowkill
   	Acquisition Mode	purchase

Entry rules:

1. Enter a keyword describing the method used to obtain the specimen.
   Example

   	Discipline	mammalogy
   	Genus	Peropterzx
   	Species	macrotis
   	Collecting Method	found

2. This field may not contain more than one entry.