Bailey, V. O., Nevada, Utah, June 1890 - November 1890

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

Notes

The journal documents Vernon Orlando Bailey's collecting of mammal and bird specimens in Nevada, Utah, and Idaho, June 21 - November 3, 1890. Entries are dated and are sometimes headed with location. Subject matter includes travel details, weather, temperature, types and quantities of specimens collected, observed wildlife and habitat, trapping efforts, birds and their nests, daily activities and times of day, observations of lava beds near Snake River, barometric readings, and elevations. Location information often includes ranch names or rivers. There are multiple references to working with individuals referred to as Streator and Dutcher. Locations include Fairfield, Ogden, Utah; Wells, Nevada; Battle Mountain.

Subjects

Battle Mountain , Field notes , Mammalogy , Nevada , Ogden , Ornithology , United States , Utah

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.138437