Bailey, V. O., Nevada, November 1890 - February 1891

Related Titles

Contained In: Mammal Section, Bird and Mammal Labs, Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior, Division of Mammals

Series: SIA Acc. 12-443

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

By

Bailey, Vernon, 1864-1942

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1890-1891

Notes

The journal documents Vernon Orlando Bailey's collecting of mammal and bird specimens in Nevada, November 4, 1890 - February 3, 1891. Entries are dated and describe travel and specimen collecting. Details include distances traveled, destinations, terrain, vegetation, campsites, wildlife observed, type and quantity of specimens collected, collecting methods, specimen preparation, details about ranches and local crops grown, and observations of people and communities visited. Bailey worked with an individual with last name, Nelson. Additional location information includes bodies of water (Owen River), mountain ranges (Coso), and names of owners or ranches. Locations include Battle Mountains, Bennetts Wells, Nevada.

Subjects

Battle Mountain , Field notes , Mammalogy , Nevada , Ornithology , United States

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.138436