Title
Dispatch book number 2, April 18 - May 19, 1904
Related Titles
Contained In:
Edgar Alexander Mearns field books, 1892-1910, from the Department of Botany
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
1904
Notes
Mearns's dispatch book includes original and carbon copies of diary like dispatches about the war, bird collecting, other animals observed, and other observations from 18 April to 19 May 1904 in the Philippines. Collector numbers range from approximately 13343-13360. Collector number 5655 (mammal) is also included. Localities include but are not limited to Bacuag, "Lake Sapongan", Baganga River, and Tubay River. Mearns notes that he also collects shells, plants, and rocks during this period. A brief report from Roy H. Gearhart in Bohol is inserted into the book. Some sketches of ethnological and other observations are included.
Subjects
Bacuag
,
Baganga River
,
Diary
,
Field notes
,
Ornithology
,
Philippines
,
Tubay River
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.154045
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