Bailey, V. O., Arizona, Minnesota, Texas, November 1889 - February 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

1889-1890

Notes

The journal documents Vernon Orlando Bailey's collecting of mammal and bird specimens in Arizona, Minnesota, Texas, November 15, 1889 - February 15, 1890. Entries are dated and detail travel and specimen collecting. Descriptions include observed wildlife, specimen preparation, daily activities, quantity and type of specimens collected per day, weather, terrain, vegetation, water levels of local rivers, elevations, and interactions with local inhabitants (ranchers). Locations include Dos Cabesos (?) near Wilcox; El Paso, Marfa, Texas; Rio Grande River to Finley; Waseca, Minnesota.

Subjects

Arizona , El Paso , Field notes , Mammalogy , Marfa , Minnesota , Ornithology , Rio Grande River , Texas , United States , Waseca

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.138447