Catalogue of birds collected on Smithsonian African Expedition, volume 2, September 8, 1909 - December 14, 1909

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Contained In: Edgar Alexander Mearns Papers, circa 1871-1916, 1934 and undated

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

1909

Notes

Volume 2 of a catalogue of birds Mearns, Heller, and Loring collected on the Smithsonian African Expedition from 8 September to 14 December 1909. Collector numbers 16701-17715 are included, and correlating USNM catalog numbers have been added for most of the specimens. Localities where specimens were collected include Saba Saba (in Kenya?), Fort Hall (currently Murang’a), Mount Kenia [sic] (currently Kirinyaga), Nyeri, [Wambugu?], and Changamwe. Various altitudes are recorded. Also includes additional field notes of some specimens by Mearns and a list of skins not found.

Subjects

Changamwe , Field notes , Kenya , Kirinyaga , Murang’a , Nyeri , Ornithology , Smithsonian African Expedition (1909)

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.161603