Field notes, Ceylon, 1944

Title Variants

Alternative: Deignan, H. G., Ceylon 1944 BB

Related Titles

Contained In: Herbert Girton Deignan Field Notes, 1935-1962, from the Division of Birds

Series: SIA Acc. 12-289

Series: Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history

By

Deignan, H. G. (Herbert Girton), 1906-1968

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1944

Notes

English

The field book documents fauna collected by H. G. Deignan in Ceylon [Sri Lanka] during 1944. Also includes information for specimens collected in India and United States. Entries vary in content. Includes numbered specimen list that states binomial and location. This is followed by a list of collected amphibia and reptilia which lists type (common name), date, location (sometimes includes address, landmark, estate or district name). Also includes several lists for additional kinds of fauna: mammals (primarily bats and small rodents) that list number, type, sex, location information (estate and district), date, and preparation; mollusca that lists number, quantity, type, location (village name), sometimes habitat (e.g. from roadside ditch), elevation, date; insecta that lists number, type, location (estate, town, or district), date. It ends with a numbered list of birds collected that includes binomial, sex, "t.g.e" or "o.n.e.", location (estate name, district), date, and remarks. Remarks include additional information about appearance, specimen preparation, or location information. Most collecting took place in Sri Lanka, but also includes notes for specimens collected in Arkansas, California, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Texas in United States; Bombay, Salsette, Hyderabad, Madras, Bengal in India.

Subjects

Entomology , Field notes , Herpetology , India , Invertebrates , Mammalogy , Mollusks , Ornithology , Sri Lanka , United States

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.105664