Title
Field notes, September 29, 1906 - August 4, 1907 : volume 1, September 29 - October 19, 1906
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
1906
Notes
This field book is volume 1 of 6 volumes. This volume contains notes on birds Mearns collected in the Philippines from 29 September to 19 October 1906. Collector numbers for birds are 14354 to 14426. Localities include but are not limited to Bucas Island (Bucas Grande Island?), Cateel River, Palmas Island (currently in Indonesia and known as Palau Miangas), Siasi Island, and Loran Island (Doran Island). Notes on mammals, some shells, and reptiles observed or collected are included, but no specimen numbers are given. Following the last entry is an itinerary. Following the itinerary are additional notes on specimens (including some measurements) and a feather. Field book starts with a list of “Samar birds not collected” and other notes on Samar birds.
Subjects
Bucas Grande Island
,
Cateel
,
Diary
,
Doran Island
,
Field notes
,
Indonesia
,
Miangas, Pulau
,
Ornithology
,
Philippines
,
Siasi Island
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.154024
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