Mexico, August 31, 1897 - April 20, 1898

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Contained In: Edward William Nelson and Edward Alphonso Goldman Collection, circa 1873-1946 and undated

Series: SIA RU007364

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

By

Goldman, Edward Alphonso, 1873-1946

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1897-1898

Notes

This field book documents the field work and travels of Goldman through Mexico between 31 August 1897 and 20 April 1898. Notes are a narrative description of mammal and bird specimen observed and collected interspersed with specimen lists from each location. Flora of various locations is also described. Locations include Guadalajara, La Barca, Tulancingo, Tepesala (Tepezala), Papantla, Alta Maria, Valparaiso Mountains, Huauchinango, Metlaltoyuca, and other locations. Notes also comment on which specimen are common, altitude of localities, weather, the route taken during the trip, and other observations. Specimen numbers for mammals range from 11772-12200; specimen numbers for birds range from 4940-5257. Specimen numbers are not consecutively listed.

Subjects

Botany , Diary , Field notes , Guadalajara , Huauchinango , La Barca , Mammalogy , Metlaltoyuca , Mexico , Ornithology , Papantla de Olarte , Tulancingo , Valpara’so

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.132774