Mearns, Edgar A., New York, 1896

Related Titles

Contained In: Division of Mammals collection, Edgar Alexander Mearns Field Books, 1872 - 1893

Series: SIA Acc. 12-263

Series: Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history

By

Mearns, Edgar Alexander, 1856-1916
Mearns, Louis di Zerega

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1896

Notes

The field book documents Edgar A. Mearns' field work in New York, August 8 - October 8, 1896. Lists are headed with type of information. Mammal data lists include field number, type (scientific name), sex, age, date, and measurements (5 types). Often entries are headed with location. Other notes are interspersed including dietary habits and habitat of species, lists of location altitudes, and specimen preparation. Entries begin at the front and back of the notebook. Notes in the back relate to collecting by Louis Mearns, while in New York. There are loose inserts with specimen lists. ?Locations are identified by town, geographic location (river, mountain), or county. Locations include but are not limited to Hunter Mountain, Greene County, Kaaterskill Junction.

Subjects

Field notes , Greene , Hunter Mountain , Mammalogy , New York , United States

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English