Title
Bailey, V. O., California, Mexico, November 1932 - January 1933
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
1932 -1933
Notes
The journal documents Vernon Orlando Bailey's fieldwork in California as well as Sonora and Chihuahua regions of Mexico, November 25, 1932 - January 25, 1933. Entries are dated and describe travel details (destinations, distances, accommodations), terrain and altitude, vegetation (types, common and scientific names, life zones), daily activities, specimens collected (including mammals, reptiles), observed mammals and birds, descriptions of communities and ranches, interactions with local inhabitants and officials, list of birds and plants seen per location range, and vertebrate zoology collections in Los Angeles. Locations include Magdalena to Hermosillo (Sonora), Nogales, in Mexico; Tucson to Yuma, Escondido, California.
Subjects
Botany
,
California
,
Chihuahua
,
Escondido
,
Field notes
,
Mammalogy
,
Mexico
,
Ornithology
,
Sonora
,
United States
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.142223
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