Travel Support to Attend the '20th International Ornithological Congress;' Christchurch, New Zealand; December 2-9, 1990

第二十届国际鸟类学大会（鸟类学是对鸟类的科学研究）将于1990年12月在新西兰的基督城举行，届时将吸引世界各地鸟类生物学方面的顶尖科学家。一个由35-40名科学家组成的美国代表团正在由美国鸟类学家联盟（AOU）挑选、组织和赞助;该代表团由AOU和国家科学基金会共同资助。美国科学家将参加研讨会，讲习班和会议，涵盖鸟类生物学的广度：普通生物学，系统学，进化，鸟类地理学，行为，生态学和保护。国际大会为交流科学知识提供了一个论坛，并促进了在保护濒危物种等重要领域的国际合作。

The XXth International Congress of Ornithology (Ornithology is the scientific study of birds), to be held in Christchurch, New Zealand,in December, 1990, will attract leading scientists in avian biology from throughout the World. An American delegation of 35-40 scientists is being selected, organized and sponsored by the American Ornithologists' Union (AOU); the delegation is jointly funded by the AOU and the National Science Foundation. The American Scientists will participate in symposia, workshops, and meetings covering the breadth of avian biology: general biology, systematics, evolution, ornithogeography, behavior, ecology and conservation. The International Congress provides a forum for the exchange of scientific knowledge and fosters international cooperation in important areas such as conservation of endangered species.