Title
F. R. Fosberg book no. 64, begin 42513, end 49972
Title Variants
Alternative:
Collection and Field Note Book No. 64, July 1, 1962 -- July 31, 1962 (42513 - 42972)
Related Titles
Contained In:
F. Raymond Fosberg field notes from the Department of Botany
Series:
SIA Acc. 12-040
Series:
Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history
By
Fosberg, F. Raymond (Francis Raymond), 1908-1993
Type
Book
Material
Archival material
Publication info
1962
Notes
English
An inserted table of contents contains a full listing of localities and corresponding collector numbers. This field book contains a specimen list of botanical specimens collected by F. R. Fosberg from 1 July to 31 July 1962 in Trinidad and Jamaica. Collector numbers 42513-42972 are included. Specimen list includes scientific name, date, locality, collector number, with occasional notes on locality or physical descriptions of specimens (size, color, etc.) Some longer narrative notes document Fosberg's observations of vegetation and animals in various localities. Localities include but are not limited to: Valencia, Caroni Swamp, Arena Forest Reserve, Mt. Harris Forest Reserve, St. Augustine (Trinidad); and Cane River Falls, Galino Point, Green Hills, Caledonia Peak, Christiana, Tory Turn (Jamaica). Travel notes are also included for Florida, Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic, and others. A typed list of animals collected on Pedro Cays by F. R. Fosberg, July 1962, listing numbers 1-16 is inserted between pages 130 and 131. The list includes insects, crabs, and lizards. Also included is some correspondence on the Pacific Vegetation Project, a map of Trinidad, and two "Plants of Trinidad" labels (listing numbers 42549 and 42608).
Subjects
Botany
,
Christiana
,
Correspondence
,
Entomology
,
Field notes
,
Jamaica
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Saint Augustine
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Trinidad
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Trinidad and Tobago
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Zoology
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.97966
Wikidata:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51471614
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