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Manuscript notes on avian types

Title

Manuscript notes on avian types

Title Variants

Alternative: Avian types

By

Van Rossem, A. J. (Adriaan Joseph), 1892-1949

Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978

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Collection

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Archival material

Publication info

Notes

Caption title, from preface by A. Wetmore (3 pages) inserted at the front of the volume.

A handwritten memorandum on Smithsonian Institution letterhead, dated June 19, 1939 and signed from A.J. van Rossem to Wetmore ([1] p.) is inserted following Wetmore's preface.

A compilation of notes made by Adriaan J. van Rossem on the type specimens of American birds he examined at various European museum collections during 1933, 1938, and 1939. | The notes are arranged by genus name, in alphabetical order. Locations of collections examined by van Rossem in these notes include: Berlin; Brussels; Cambridge, England; Darmstadt; Dresden; Leiden; London; Munich; and Paris. Information recorded by van Rossem generally includes: city where collection is located; accession number of specimen; measurements of skins and mounts; place where specimen was collected and by whom and when; date examined by van Rossem; and brief description of the condition of the specimen.

Former curator (senior museum zoologist) and lecturer in zoology at the University of California-Los Angeles.