Title
Journal
Title Variants
Alternative:
General log and notes on Persian Gulf and Jeddah (Jidda) on the Red Sea
Related Titles
Contained In:
Donald S. Erdman Papers, 1948
Series:
SIA RU007428
Series:
Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history
By
Erdman, Donald S.
Type
Book
Material
Archival material
Publication info
1948
Notes
English
Erdman's incredibly rich, daily, narrative log of collecting events and observations he and his assistant Hussein made in the Persian Gulf and Jeddah regions from 3 March to 16 August 1948. Erdman's collecting notes focus mostly on fish (approximately numbers U-48-1 to U-48-137 included). Erdman occasionally notes weather conditions, coordinates, and details about specimens. Erdman's notes also document collecting or observations of other specimens such as coral, shrimp, crab, mollusks, sea mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. Sketches of a variety of sea life and birds are included throughout the journal. Some specific localities include Al Khobar, Tarut Bay, Zaal, and El Azzizia. Erdman also includes observations and sketches of activities of local inhabitants and reference notes on fish.
Subjects
Field notes
,
Fisheries
,
Herpetology
,
Ichthyology
,
Invertebrates
,
Jiddah
,
Ornithology
,
Persian Gulf
,
Red Sea
,
Saudi Arabia
,
Sketches
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.96960
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