Details - Bailey, V. O., California, Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, April 1899 - August 1899

Bailey, V. O., California, Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, April 1899 - August 1899

Title

Bailey, V. O., California, Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, April 1899 - August 1899

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

1899

Notes

The journal documents Vernon Orlando Bailey's collecting mammal and bird specimens in California, Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, April 1899 - August 10, 1899. Entries are dated and include descriptions of travel and specimen collecting. Locations are usually listed at the top of the pages. Details include routes, campsites, daily activities with time of day, terrain (including elevation), vegetation (type and abundance), ranches visited, observed wildlife, specimens collected, communities visited. Locations include Virginia Point (state unidentified); Richmond, San Antonio, Texas; Roswell, Cedar Point, New Mexico; San Joaquin valley to Ager, California. The last portion of the notebook is blank.