Subject:  BIRDDATA: Bird Database
Author:  Gordon J. McKinnon
Uploaded By:  WaxWing1
Date:  10/17/1995

File:  BIRDS.ZIP (33537 bytes) 
Estimated Download Time (35079 baud):  < 1 minute
Download Count:  705

Needs:  An UnZIPing Program

Keywords:  McKinnon, Bird, Eastern, Golden, North America, Ornathology, Database, Ascii, Text, Txt, Data

Type:      Shareware

Version:   2/24/95

Bird Database is a set of comma delimited text files containing all of the bird listings in the Peterson Field Guide to Eastern Birds and the Golden - Birds of North America field guide. The two bird databases are in quoted, comma separated format.  Each record has the following fields:
Common name     40 bytes
Latin name      40 bytes
Order           30 bytes
Family          40 bytes
Subfamily       40 bytes
page number     6 bytes

When you set up your database, using your favorite database program (or spreadsheet or word processor with tables feature), use any field names you like but the field lengths should be at least as long as those given so that no data is lost.  Set up your database using your favorite database program and then import either the Golden or the Peterson text file into the database.  You can then add, change, or delete any fields as you choose.

To use, import GOLDEN.TXT or PETERSON.TXT into your favorite database or spreadsheet program.

Documentation: BIRDDATA.DOC, README.TXT