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Title	Genres	Topics	Date (Start)	Date (End)	Type	Description	Creator/Author	Birds	Locations

Field notes contributed by Robert K. Myers, spring 1980	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers	1980-03-01	1980-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Robert K. Myers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.	Myers, Robert K.	Eared Grebe Western Tanager Henslow's Sparrow Common Moorhen American White Pelican Long-tailed Duck Yellow Rail Dunlin Golden Eagle Hudsonian Godwit Red-necked Phalarope Tundra Swan Common Tern	Dudgeon Lake State Wildlife Mgt Area Forneys Lake George Wyth Memorial State Park Red Oak Riverton Wildlife Management Area Sweet Marsh Black Hawk Park Willow Slough State Game Management Area Backbone State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Robert I. Cecil, spring 1987	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers Songbirds	1987-03-01	1987-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Robert I. Cecil with observers William S. Barker, Ann M. Barker, James Huntington, James P. Sandrock and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1987.	Cecil, Robert I.	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Bald Eagle American Bittern Common Grackle Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Clay-colored Sparrow Sora Common Nighthawk Acadian Flycatcher Northern Parula Yellow-rumped Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush	Keokuk Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lee County Fort Madison Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Starr's Cave Nature Center	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	7
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Robert I. Cecil, spring 1988	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Nest building Parulidae \| Warblers	1988-03-01	1988-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Robert I. Cecil with observers Thomas H. Kent, James P. Sandrock, John Cecil and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.	Cecil, Robert I.	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Double-crested Cormorant Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Summer Tanager Yellow-breasted Chat Henslow's Sparrow Canvasback Chimney Swift Franklin's Gull Yellow-throated Warbler Eastern Wood-Pewee Greater Scaup White-winged Scoter Ruddy Duck Ruby-crowned Kinglet Pine Siskin Great Egret	Keokuk Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lee County Lime Creek Nature Center Montrose Mississippi River, Iowa Fort Madison Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Starr's Cave Nature Center	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Robert I. Cecil, spring 1992	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers	1992-03-01	1992-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Robert I. Cecil with observers Thomas H. Kent, Dick Tetrault and John Cecil. The field notes include an attached page with a detailed description of the Prairie Warbler. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.	Cecil, Robert I.	Ring-billed Gull Warbling Vireo Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Indigo Bunting Carolina Wren Eurasian Wigeon Orchard Oriole Cattle Egret Lark Sparrow Baltimore Oriole Caspian Tern Cerulean Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Prairie Warbler	Des Moines River Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lee County Montrose Polk County Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	1
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Robert I. Cecil, fall 1988	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers Troglodytidae \| Wrens	1988-08-01	1988-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Robert I. Cecil with observers Francis L. Moore, John Cecil, Thomas H. Kent and others. The field notes include an attached page with detailed descriptions of a Lesser Yellowlegs, Black-bellied Plover and a Greater Scaup. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.	Cecil, Robert I.	Red-shouldered Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Blue-winged Teal Canvasback Merlin Ringed Turtle-Dove Greater Scaup Ruddy Duck Black-bellied Plover Lesser Yellowlegs Red-necked Phalarope Common Nighthawk Olive-sided Flycatcher Gray Catbird Bonaparte's Gull Dark-eyed Junco Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Big Creek State Park Des Moines George Wyth Memorial State Park Hendrickson Marsh Lake Keokuk Montrose Ottumwa Saylorville Lake Mahaska County Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Lock Number 19 Pool 19	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	7
Letter from Richard DeCoster to Iowa Ornithologists' Union regarding bird sightings from June 1 to July 31, 1976	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Research Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Ornithology--Methodology Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae \| Warblers	1976-06-01	1976-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Richard DeCoster. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1976.	DeCoster, R. J. (Richard Joseph)		Coralville Lake Hickory Hill Park Johnson County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	17	17
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, summer 1996	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers	1996-06-01	1996-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Raymond L. Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1996.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Semipalmated Sandpiper Alder Flycatcher Bell's Vireo Vesper Sparrow Blue-winged Teal Ruddy Turnstone Caspian Tern Red-eyed Vireo Sedge Wren Louisiana Waterthrush Scarlet Tanager Northern Bobwhite	Appanoose County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Rathbun Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	2
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, spring 1992	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Parulidae \| Warblers	1992-03-01	1992-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Raymond L. Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Broad-winged Hawk Turkey Vulture Horned Grebe Alder Flycatcher Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Yellow-billed Cuckoo American White Pelican Virginia Rail Eastern Meadowlark Black-crowned Night Heron Hermit Thrush Scarlet Tanager Lincoln's Sparrow Tufted Titmouse	Appanoose County Black Hawk County Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Lee County Rathbun Lake Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Sharon Bluffs State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	1
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, fall 1996	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy	1996-08-01	1996-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Raymond L. Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Thayer's Gull Short-eared Owl Savannah Sparrow Pacific Loon Eastern Wood-Pewee Eastern Meadowlark Wood Duck Pectoral Sandpiper Canada Warbler Short-billed Dowitcher Tundra Swan American Goldfinch Great Egret	Appanoose County Guthrie County Lake Red Rock Rathbun Lake Sweet Marsh Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Runnells Overlook	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, fall 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1991-08-01	1991-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Raymond L. Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Double-crested Cormorant Eared Grebe Eastern Kingbird Ross' Goose Red Phalarope Long-billed Dowitcher Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Hooded Merganser Gray Partridge Tree Swallow Lesser Scaup Greater White-fronted Goose Gadwall American Black Duck American Golden Plover	Appanoose County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lake Red Rock Lucas County Marion County Rathbun Lake Saylorville Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, fall 1995	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Raymond L. Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Rusty Blackbird Bell's Vireo Short-eared Owl Eastern Kingbird Harris' Sparrow Brown Thrasher Eastern Wood-Pewee Eastern Meadowlark Purple Finch Magnolia Warbler	Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Rathbun Lake Van Buren County Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Report form for selected species in spring, contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, spring 1988	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers	1988-03-01	1988-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Raymond L. Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Double-crested Cormorant Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Rusty Blackbird Eastern Bluebird Ruby-throated Hummingbird Orchard Oriole Franklin's Gull Eastern Wood-Pewee Eastern Phoebe White-crowned Sparrow Surf Scoter Hooded Merganser Semipalmated Plover Lesser Yellowlegs Black-billed Cuckoo Swainson's Thrush Mourning Warbler Bonaparte's Gull	Appanoose County Cerro Gordo County Lake Red Rock Rathbun Lake Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	5
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, spring 1980	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Podicipediformes \| Grebes Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Ornithology--Methodology Turdidae \| Thrushes Parulidae \| Warblers Troglodytidae \| Wrens	1980-03-01	1980-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Raymond L. Cummins with observers Thaine Hopkins and Ronald Harms. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Bald Eagle American Bittern Prairie Falcon Blue-winged Teal Ruby-throated Hummingbird Common Loon Hudsonian Godwit Connecticut Warbler Hooded Warbler Greater White-fronted Goose Tundra Swan	Lost Island Lake Marble Lake Pocahontas Rush Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Sunken Grove State Game Management Area Varina Gilmore City Marathon	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	3
Field notes contributed by Randall Pinkston, fall 1991	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers Weather Birds--Infancy	1991-08-01	1991-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Randall Pinkston. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.	Pinkston, Randall, 1956-	American Avocet White-eyed Vireo Gray-cheeked Thrush Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Common Ground-Dove Yellow Rail Pacific Loon Sabine's Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Wood Thrush White-winged Scoter Cape May Warbler Laughing Gull Eastern Screech-Owl	Burlington Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Hickory Hill Park Lake Red Rock Pleasant Creek State Park Red Rock Wildlife Area Oakland Cemetery Hoosier Creek	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7
Field notes contributed by Peter Ernzen, fall 1995	Field notes	Bird watching Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Peter Ernzen.This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Ernzen, Peter	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Thayer's Gull White-eyed Vireo Trumpeter Swan Gray Partridge Long-eared Owl Olive-sided Flycatcher Bay-breasted Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Chipping Sparrow	Moorehead Pioneer Park Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Black Hawk Lake Crawford Creek County Recreation Area E B Lyons Nature Center	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Peter Ernzen, spring 1992	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1992-03-01	1992-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Peter Ernzen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.	Ernzen, Peter	Grasshopper Sparrow Long-billed Dowitcher Purple Finch Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Sanderling Northern Mockingbird Lincoln's Sparrow Mourning Warbler Tufted Titmouse Blackpoll Warbler Northern Harrier	Ida County Ida Grove Moorehead Pioneer Park Crawford Creek County Recreation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	1
Field notes contributed by Peter Ernzen, fall 1996	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Podicipediformes \| Grebes Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy	1996-08-01	1996-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Peter Ernzen. Included with the field report is a note from Peter Ernzen to Thomas H. Kent regarding the unusual dates of several species observations. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.	Ernzen, Peter	Brewer's Blackbird Snow Bunting American White Pelican Long-billed Dowitcher Sabine's Gull Olive-sided Flycatcher Ruby-crowned Kinglet Chestnut-sided Warbler Red-breasted Nuthatch Greater White-fronted Goose Yellow Warbler Bonaparte's Gull Sandhill Crane	Dubuque Ida County Lake View Moorehead Pioneer Park Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Black Hawk Lake Battle Creek Cobb Memorial Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
Field notes and Peter Ernzen letter to Thomas H. Kent, spring 1997	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers	1997-03-01	1997-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Peter Ernzen. Included with the field report is a letter from Peter Ernzen to Thomas H. Kent with details on his sightings of an Osprey, American Avocet, Palm Warbler and Wilson's Warbler. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.	Ernzen, Peter	American Avocet Eared Grebe Cinnamon Teal Ross' Goose Wilson's Phalarope Palm Warbler White-crowned Sparrow Osprey Lesser Yellowlegs Wilson's Warbler Red Crossbill	Ida Grove Lake View Moorehead Pioneer Park South Twin Lake Storm Lake Black Hawk Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4
Field notes and Peter Ernzen letter to Thomas H. Kent, fall 1991	Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1991-08-01	1991-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Peter Ernzen. Included with the field notes is a letter from Peter Ernzen to Thomas H. Kent regarding the locations noted in the field reports. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.	Ernzen, Peter	Bald Eagle Swainson's Hawk Green-backed Heron Least Bittern American Bittern Turkey Vulture Eastern Bluebird Eastern Wood-Pewee Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Caspian Tern Black-billed Cuckoo Acadian Flycatcher Tree Swallow Red-breasted Nuthatch Snow Goose Tennessee Warbler Winter Wren Wild Turkey Western Meadowlark	Dubuque Ida County Ida Grove Moorehead Pioneer Park Buena Vista County Green Island Mud Lake Indian Creek Nature Center Holstein Cemetery	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7
Field notes contributed by Peter C. Petersen, spring 1980	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers Weather Troglodytidae \| Wrens Birds--Feeding and feeds	1980-03-01	1980-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Peter C. Petersen with observers Mary Lou Petersen, Walter Zuurdeeg, Clark Scott and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.	Petersen, Peter C.	Marbled Godwit Horned Grebe Common Moorhen Orchard Oriole Long-billed Dowitcher Greater Scaup Hudsonian Godwit Pileated Woodpecker Pine Siskin Lesser Scaup Short-billed Dowitcher Cape May Warbler American Golden Plover Great Egret	Bettendorf Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Credit Island Le Claire Wildcat Den State Park Cayler Prairie State Preserve	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	3
Field notes contributed by Peter C. Petersen, spring 1992	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers	1992-03-01	1992-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Peter C. Petersen with observers Mary Lou Petersen, Brian Blevins, Lewis Blevins, and Gerald White. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.	Petersen, Peter C.	Pied-billed Grebe White-eyed Vireo Blue-winged Teal Brown Pelican Greater Prairie-Chicken Le Conte's Sparrow Greater Scaup Peregrine Falcon Hudsonian Godwit Great Blue Heron Pine Warbler	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Credit Island Princeton State Wildlife Management Area DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Green Island Mount Ayr Scott County Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	1
Field notes contributed by Peter C. Petersen, fall 1991	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy	1991-08-01	1991-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Peter C. Petersen with observers Mary Lou Petersen, Ann M. Barker, Randall Pinkston and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.	Petersen, Peter C.	Bald Eagle Horned Grebe Carolina Wren Common Ground-Dove American White Pelican Long-billed Dowitcher Peregrine Falcon Willet Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Short-billed Dowitcher American Golden Plover	Bettendorf Cedar Lake Credit Island Davenport Lake Red Rock Pleasant Creek State Park Saylorville Lake Bulgers Hollow	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7
Field notes contributed by Paul Martsching, fall 1996	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Parulidae \| Warblers	1996-08-01	1996-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Paul Martsching. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.	Martsching, Paul	Cooper's Hawk Blue-headed Vireo Gray-cheeked Thrush Chimney Swift Eastern Wood-Pewee Baltimore Oriole Common Nighthawk Philadelphia Vireo Yellow-rumped Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow Winter Wren American Redstart	Ames Brookside Park Iowa State University	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
Field notes contributed by Paul Martsching, spring 1987	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers	1987-03-01	1987-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Paul Martsching. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1987.	Martsching, Paul	Alder Flycatcher Clay-colored Sparrow Baltimore Oriole Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Veery Orange-crowned Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Bonaparte's Gull Great Egret	Ames Hendrickson Marsh Lake Brookside Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	7
Field notes contributed by Paul Martsching, April-May 1980	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Charadriidae \| Plovers Parulidae \| Warblers	1980-03-01	1980-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Paul Martsching. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.	Martsching, Paul	Gray-cheeked Thrush Eastern Towhee Short-eared Owl Orchard Oriole Sora Black-billed Cuckoo Water Pipit Tufted Titmouse Tundra Swan Great Egret	Ames Hendrickson Marsh Lake Ledges State Park Brookside Park McFarland Lake Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	3