H. G. Dyar bluebook 1375 - 1403

Related Titles

Contained In: Harrison G. Dyar Note books, Department of Entomology, 1882 - 1925

Series: SIA Acc. 12-447

Series: Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history

By

Dyar, Harrison G. (Harrison Gray), 1866-1929

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1905-1922

Notes

English

The notebook documents Harrison G. Dyar's observations of collected insects and related rearing data for 1905 - 1922. Pages are numbered. Entries are organized by specimen numbers 1375 - 1403. Some specimen entries include notes about trips. 1375 and 1381 cover a trip to Florida during 1905 listing travel details, observations of habitat, flora and fauna, and collecting. Entries are two to four lines long. Other entries are extensive, starting with name, vegetation, locality and date with descriptions of behavior and appearance including color and measurements relating to phases of development. There are sketches of specimen anatomy. Inside the notebook cover lists "1375 [1379-80 in other book] labeled Mosquitoes p. 1, 3-13. Includes inserted notes. Parts were copied out during 1909. Locations are in Washington DC [District of Columbia]; Massachusetts (Dorchester, Melrose Highlands); Maine (Lincolnville); Virginia (Glencarlyn in Arlington). The pages 48 - 200 of the notebook is blank.

Subjects

Arlington , District of Columbia , Dorchester , Entomology , Field notes , Florida , Lincolnville , Maine , Massachusetts , Melrose Highlands , Sketches , United States , Virginia

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.96194