Edgar Alexander Mearns Papers, 1902-1907 : Field notes, Philippines, 1902-1907

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Contained In: Edgar Alexander Mearns papers, 1902-1907

Series: SIA Acc. 16-313

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

1902-1907

Notes

Folder of field notes of Edgar Alexander Mearns (1856-1916), who was an army surgeon and a naturalist. These field notes were taken during a research trip to the Philippines, and focused mostly on birds. The notes, which are typewritten in black and red ink, include itineraries and data for several tours on duty to various parts of the Philippines, from June 17, 1902 to March 30, 1907. They mention places visited, people and animals encountered, incidents such as related to weather, and the types of birds, as well as a few other animals, seen ad collected (mostly by shooting).

Subjects

Birds--Philippines , Field notes , Mearns, Edgar Alexander, 1856-1916 , Naturalists , Ornithology , Philippines , Research

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.133930