2009, the AKN contained more than 66.5 million records, accessible to anyone. Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates The Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates is also housed in the Johnson Center and holds 1,230,000 specimens of fish, 44,300 amphibians and reptiles, 45,000 birds, 3,200 eggs, and 15,000 mammals, some now extinct. Students and scientists use the collections in their studies. References Cited Other Living Bird Magazine, Autumn 2003, External links Cornell Lab of Ornithology Ornithology Ornithology Zoological research institutes Ornithological organizations in the United States Research institutes in New York (state) Nature centers in New York (state) Tourist attractions in Ithaca, New York 1915 establishments in New York (state) Bird conservation organizations