Title
Wm. Stimpson, 1854
Related Titles
Contained In:
United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition, (1853-1856) Records, 1852-1861 and undated
Series:
Biodiversity Heritage Library Field Notes Project
Series:
SIA RU007253
By
Stimpson, William, 1832-1872
Type
Book
Material
Archival material
Publication info
1854
Notes
The reports and specimen lists by William Stimpson detail specimens requested and collected for the National Museum of Natural History during the United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition (1853-1856), during 1854 while aboard the Vincennes. Reports detail quantity of species collected, method of collection, and issues with some collecting methods. In cases of dredging, descriptions are given of the type of makeup, and flora and fauna on the floor of the body of water. Specimens include shells, birds, lizards, invertebrates, reptiles, and fish. collecting occurred near Hong Kong and the Coarl Sea.
Subjects
Coral Sea
,
Correspondence
,
Crustaceans
,
Field notes
,
Herpetology
,
Hong Kong
,
Ichthyology
,
Ornithology
,
United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition (
,
Zoology
BHL Collections
BHL Field Notes Project
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.146561
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