Florida, 1919 : To obtain information on the feeding habits of pelicans; lead poisoning of swans and other species of birds; and reported damage to sugar cane crops by rodents; Includes a field diary, 16 January - 4 March 1919, correspondence, reports, expense book, and reference materials

Title Variants

Alternative: Florida, 1919

Related Titles

Contained In: Alexander Wetmore Papers, circa 1848-1979 and undated

Series: SIA RU007006

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

By

Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1919

Notes

Materials included document Alexander Wetmore's efforts to obtain information on the feeding habits of pelicans; lead poisoning of swans and other species of birds; and reported damage to sugar cane crops by rodents; Includes a field diary, 16 January - 4 March 1919. Work was completed for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Bureau of Biological Survey. Materials include correspondence, reports, expense book, business cards, telegrams and reference materials. Materials discuss requests for film, specimens, issues relating to expenses, letter of promotion, and notes on fish of Palma Sola. Includes report The Brown Pelican in relation to the Fishing Industry in Florida (includes itinerary), A Report on Damage by Rodents to sugar cane in Florida(includes itinerary)

Subjects

Brown pelican , Correspondence , Field notes , Florida , Lead poisoning in animals , Ornithology , Palma Sola , Receipts (financial records) , Reports , Rodents , Sugarcane , United States , United States Dept. of Agriculture

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.124051