Field notes and specimen lists, September 1, 1885 - June 5, 1886

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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

1885-1886

Notes

This volume contains daily journal entries and specimen lists of birds and mammals seen and collected from 1 September 1885 to 5 June 1886 in Fort Verde (currently Camp Verde), Arizona. Collector numbers 4188-4880 (birds) and 238-406 (mammals) are included. Also included are the following: correspondence (Elliot Coues to William Rice); itineraries; description of birds; a "List of Mammals wanted by Professor J. A. Allen for the Exhibition Collection of the American Museum of Natural History"; and an index of bird and mammal species in this volume.

Subjects

Arizona , Camp Verde , Field notes , Mammalogy , Ornithology , United States

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.142227