Bailey, V. O., Arizona, October 1913 - November 1913

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

1913

Notes

The journal documents Vernon Orlando Bailey's collecting mammal and plant specimens in Arizona, October 19 - November 16, 1913. Bailey is listed on the cover as the Chief Field Naturalist for the Biological Survey. Entries are dated and describe travel details and collecting activities. There are descriptions of plants (listing scientific name, including cacti), references to life zones and altitude, travel details (distances traveled, destinations), specimen collecting, and observed wildlife (type and abundance). Includes lists of plants per location. Locations are most often identified by geological landmarks. Part of the notebook is blank. Locations include San Carlos, Phoenix, Salt River Mountains, Gila, Florence.

Subjects

Arizona , Botany , Field notes , Florence , Mammalogy , Ornithology , Phoenix , Salt River Mountains , United States

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.140992