Title
Notes on Some of the Birds of Fort Klamath, Oregon, Collected by Lieutenant Willis Wittich, 21st Infantry, U.S.A., With Annotations and Additions by 'The Collector'
Related Titles
Contained In:
Edgar Alexander Mearns Papers, circa 1871-1916, 1934 and undated
Series:
SIA RU007083
Series:
Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history
By
Mearns, Edgar Alexander, 1856-1916
Type
Book
Material
Archival material
Publication info
1875
Notes
This item includes a 12 page list of specimens collected by Lieutenant Willis Wittich, 21st Infantry, USA, with annotations and additions by the collector. This manuscript was compiled from notes and collections given to Mearns by Wittich while he was stationed at Fort Klamath, circa 1875. This item begins with a general description of the Klamath basin and birds there and is followed by a list of specimens, which includes measurements, date, scientific name, and age. This list is followed by "List of birds whose occurrence at Klamath is probably to be looked for, etc.". Examples of genera listed include but are not limited to turdus, agelaeus, and totanus.
Subjects
Field notes
,
Fort Klamath
,
Oregon
,
Ornithology
,
United States
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.142104
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