Title
Cuba and Jamaica, March 10 - 30, 1913
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Contained In:
Edward William Nelson and Edward Alphonso Goldman Collection, circa 1873-1946 and undated
Series:
SIA RU007364
Series:
Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history
By
Nelson, Edward William, 1855-1934
Type
Book
Material
Archival material
Publication info
1913
Notes
This field book contains notes from Nelson's field work in Cuba and Jamaica from 10-30 March 1913. Cuba notes describe birds and mammals observed. Nelson notes that his colleague Sheldon collected and observed birds in Camagney. Nelson also observes birds Camagney Hotel. Nelson remarks on the abundant hutias in Camagney. Nelson also notes the Camagney region is over run with wild dogs said to be there before Spanish. Description of vegetation, birds, and elevation of Sierra Maestro are also included along with a reference to the 1906 visit by botanists Furrow and Taylor to the same ridge. Brief Jamaica notes are about mongoose and a species of hutia and include a reference to Kingston’s 1897 bird list from Jamaica.
Subjects
Botany
,
Camagüey
,
Capromyidae
,
Cuba
,
Field notes
,
Jamaica
,
Maestra, Sierra
,
Mammalogy
,
Ornithology
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.141620
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