Manuscript notes on birds data, 1903-1904, incomplete

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

1903-1904

Notes

This item is not a field book, but rather compiled by Mearns from various field notes on birds collected in the Philippines and other localities from 1903 to 1904. Each sheet contains the name of a species, under which collections of that species are listed. For these, Mearns includes catalog number (USNM number), collector number, locality, date, often who shot the specimen, and sometimes additional notes. Entries are not in alphabetical, chronological, or numerical (by catalog number) order. Range of catalog numbers is approximately 190150 to 192383. Localities covered include but are not limited to Bolod Island, Mindanao, Sulu Island (currently Jolo Island), Luzon Island, and Guam.

Subjects

Bolod Islands , Field notes , Guam , Jolo Island , Luzon , Mindanao , Ornithology , Philippines

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.156186