Field notes : Mexico, 1949

Title Variants

Alternative: Mexico, 1949 : running notes

Related Titles

Contained In: James A. Peters papers, and records of the Division of Reptiles and Amphibians : series 15, field notes, 1946-1965

Series: SIA RU007175

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

By

Peters, James Arthur, 1922-1972

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1949

Notes

English

In this bound notebook on his 1949 collecting trip to Mexico, Peters provides detailed, daily narratives of his excursion and specimens found. Entries cover from Feb. 24 to May 3, 1949. As in many of the field notes in this collection, Peters often includes information about the surrounding environment by describing local flora and giving weather conditions and elevations. Descriptions of reptilian and amphibian specimen collected are often included as a narrative, for example, "I found three sceloporus under a single piece of bark on a large log about 3 feet above ground [...]. The center of the belly is light orange in 2, greenish in the 3rd [...]" (from entry entitled, "Kilometer 46, M.C. -- Cuernavaca hgwy. Feb. 28, 1949"). An itinerary of dates and locations from Feb. 15-May 23, 1949 is listed on the last pages. Two sketches of bones and one of a horse and cart at the beginning. Some locations include volcanic areas.

Subjects

Autln de Navarro , Ciudad de Mxico , Ciudad Guzmn , Crdoba , Diary , Field notes , Guadalajara , Herpetologists , Jalapa Enrquez , Jalisco , Linares , Mexico , Mexico City , Michoacn , Ptzcuaro, Lago de , San Gabriel , Tamazunchale , Veracruz

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.96846