Bailey, V. O., California, Mexico, November 1932 - January 1933

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

1932 -1933

Notes

The journal documents Vernon Orlando Bailey's fieldwork in California as well as Sonora and Chihuahua regions of Mexico, November 25, 1932 - January 25, 1933. Entries are dated and describe travel details (destinations, distances, accommodations), terrain and altitude, vegetation (types, common and scientific names, life zones), daily activities, specimens collected (including mammals, reptiles), observed mammals and birds, descriptions of communities and ranches, interactions with local inhabitants and officials, list of birds and plants seen per location range, and vertebrate zoology collections in Los Angeles. Locations include Magdalena to Hermosillo (Sonora), Nogales, in Mexico; Tucson to Yuma, Escondido, California.

Subjects

Botany , California , Chihuahua , Escondido , Field notes , Mammalogy , Mexico , Ornithology , Sonora , United States

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.142223