Title
Bailey, V. O., Nevada, November 1890 - February 1891
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
1890-1891
Notes
The journal documents Vernon Orlando Bailey's collecting of mammal and bird specimens in Nevada, November 4, 1890 - February 3, 1891. Entries are dated and describe travel and specimen collecting. Details include distances traveled, destinations, terrain, vegetation, campsites, wildlife observed, type and quantity of specimens collected, collecting methods, specimen preparation, details about ranches and local crops grown, and observations of people and communities visited. Bailey worked with an individual with last name, Nelson. Additional location information includes bodies of water (Owen River), mountain ranges (Coso), and names of owners or ranches. Locations include Battle Mountains, Bennetts Wells, Nevada.
Subjects
Battle Mountain
,
Field notes
,
Mammalogy
,
Nevada
,
Ornithology
,
United States
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.138436
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