Mearns, Edgar A., Mexican boundary survey, 1884 - 1888

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

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1884-1888

Notes

The notes document Edgar Alexander Mearns' field work during the Mexican Boundary Survey, 1899. Pages are numbered. Loose notes include descriptions of mammals collected, flora observed (Montrejean), physical features and mammals of Cadillac. They are headed with location and date, and organized with type. These are numbered and detail type of specimens collected, and include varying information, a combination of habitat, abundance, diet, and behavior. Descriptions of flora lists type of plants, including trees. Descriptions cover abundance, appearance. Entries describe terrain, rivers, and plants cultivated. Locations include Montre' jean, Cadillac. Also enclosed is a list of collector numbers, museum numbers, notes on specimens, and manuscript in an envelope.

Subjects

Field notes , Mammalogy , Mexico , United States

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English