Bailey, V. O., Arizona, California, Nevada, July 1931 - October 1931

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

1931

Notes

The journal documents Vernon Orlando Bailey's fieldwork in Arizona, California, Nevada, July 2 - October 23, 1931. Entries are dated and describe travel details (destinations, times of day, mode of travel, campsites), weather, vegetation (including crops, phenology, and life zones), terrain (with elevation) enroute, caves in Nevada, specimens collected, wildlife observed (including snakes, birds), and individuals with whom he worked in the field. From the back are entries organized by fauna type followed by notes about population numbers and habitat, sometimes for a range of years. Locations include Fallon, Nevada; Koip pass, California; Grand Canyon, Arizona.

Subjects

Arizona , California , Fallon , Field notes , Grand Canyon , Mammalogy , Nevada , Ornithology , United States

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.142208