Title
Notes from the Rio Grande and Buluan Rivers, May 17 - May 29, 1904
Related Titles
Contained In:
Edgar Alexander Mearns field books, 1892-1910, from the Department of Botany
Series:
SIA RU007083
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
1904
Notes
This field book contains Mearns daily notes regarding his travels and field research on birds from 17 to 29 May 1904. No collectors numbers are included. Localities in which birds were observed and collected include Rio Grande (also known as Mindanao River), Tubay River, Lake Liguasan, and Buluan (Lake and River). Some bird notes include measurements. Brief notes on sightings of other specimens such as fish, monkeys, bats, and crocodiles, are also included. Also included are itineraries, sketch of water lily, and a list of soldiers killed at Simpitan by Datto Ali's army, May 25, 1904.
Subjects
Buluan
,
Buluan, Lake
,
Diary
,
Field notes
,
Lubungan River
,
Mindanao
,
Ornithology
,
Philippines
,
Tubay River
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.153293
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