Rabor, Dioscoro S. Publication Timeline. Most widely held works by Dioscoro S Rabor. Notes on a collection of birds from Mindoro Island, Philippines by S. Dillon Ripley Book 3 editions published in in English and held by 80 WorldCat member libraries worldwide. This must have been a fulfillment of a dream, since both he and my grandmother were frustrated doctors MD , mainly due to economic reasons in their younger years.
Family man My grandfather was a family man. Even with his very hectic schedule he made sure he spent time with his wife and children.
Every weekend he brought the family to a weekend house up in Camp Lookout, Valencia, Negros Oriental. The kids and some of their friends would do a lot of bird watching as well as learning about the importance of human ecology. They really looked forward in spending time with their father. Summer vacation expeditions During summer vacations, the whole family would join him in his expeditions.
The fifth child, my Auntie Ardee was only a year old when she experienced her first expedition with her father to Mindoro. The children enjoyed the idea of being out in the wilderness with their father and being exposed to the grandeur of nature. They were taught how to survive in the wild, sleeping in tents, carrying and taking responsibility for their own belongings.
They learned a lot from their father as well as from other scientists who were part of the team. They learned how to skin birds for taxidermy purposes, identify the different species they came in contact with, the importance of putting bands on birds, and even how to band them.
Planning an expedition When it came to planning an expedition, my grandfather was very thorough in all aspects. Normally a letter of intent was sent a year before to the Governor or Mayor of the particular place or town stating the purpose of the expedition. This was to ensure that peace and order was observed during the safari. Safety and security was very important to the whole team. There would be about crew in the exploration.
There were scientists from different fields, hunters, trappers, porters, cooks, and miscellaneous help. Each one had their own role to carry out and responsibilities to accomplish. The Team could be distinguished by the uniform they wore during the exploration. The members of the expedition team were expected to return to base camp to retire for the night. All the supplies from provisions, medical and scientific equipments, armaments and ammunition were all stowed in the base camp. At night the camp looked like a small town in the middle of the forest, as it was very bright and could be seen from afar.
In some of his expeditions he had naval teams to assist in the study on ectoparasites for the purpose of preventing the spread of disease and of course he headed the MAPS, Migratory Animal Pathological Survey. Serious accident In one of his expeditions to Abra way back , he almost lost his right leg in a serious vehicular accident.
As they were driving along, my grandfather moved to the extension seat of an army truck to accommodate a pregnant woman who hitched a ride with them going up the mountain.
Then, the army truck they were in skidded and almost fell into the ravine. Title Authors. Select: Make all public Make all private. Link other OSF projects. Search all projects Search my projects. Projects Registrations. Notes on a collection of birds from Mindoro Island, Philippines. In publication since , and originally a monograph series, the Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History publishes peer-reviewed contributions on original research in the natural sciences … Expand.
Rand and Dioscoro S. Cebu Island, in the central Philippines, is one of the ten large islands of the archipelago, with an area of about square kilometers. Though hilly, it reaches no great height, the maximum … Expand.
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