2.2. MAPS species code authority file (1998)

The file describing species codes (and codes for subspecies and more generic forms as well) is represented as a dBASE V .dbf file. This file is named SPCODE98.DBF, for year 1998.

Here is a table showing the dBASE V names of these fields, their field types, and their contents.

Name	Type	Size	Contents
`SSN`	`N`	`5`
`ENO`	`C`	`1`
`NUMB`	`C`	`5`
`SPEC`	`C`	`4`	MAPS species code. Example: `SCGO` for Small Canada Goose.
`COMMONNAME`	`C`	`37`	Common name, e.g., “Small Canada Goose”.
`GENUS`	`C`	`16`	Genus name.
`SPECIES`	`C`	`17`	Species name.
`SPEC6`	`C`	`6`	Six-letter code used in MAWS data.
`AOU`	`N`	`6`	AOU number.
`BANDSIZE`	`C`	`16`	List of permissible band sizes, separated by spaces, left-justified.
`MASSIBP`	`N`	`6`
`NUM`	`C`	`3`	Old IBP three-digit species code.
`MS`	`C`	`2`
`NL`	`C`	`1`

iband7: IBP banding data entry system

2.2. MAPS species code authority file (1998)