Details - Mearns, Edgar A., Rhode Island and Wyoming, 1900-1904

Mearns, Edgar A., Rhode Island and Wyoming, 1900-1904

Title

Mearns, Edgar A., Rhode Island and Wyoming, 1900-1904

Related Titles

Contained In: Division of Mammals collection, Edgar Alexander Mearns Field Books, 1872 - 1893

Series: SIA Acc. 12-263

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

1900-1904

Notes

The field book documents Edgar A. Mearns' field work in Rhode Island and Wyoming, 1900 - 1904. Pages are numbered. The specimen list is headed with type (scientific name) and includes field number, sex, type, date, location, and measurements (varying types). Some include notes about habitat or specimen preparation. Location information includes geographic location (i.e. lake), county, and state. There is a loose insert listing field numbers of skins. The notebook is entitled, "Catalog of Mammals, Volume II". Specimens listed in the bound volume includes 6 types of measurements, and sometimes weight. Locations are across Rhode Island. Includes specimen tags. Locations include Newport, Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island; Osceola county, Polk county, Lake Kissimmee, Florida; Yellow Stone National Park, Wyoming; Fort Snelling, Minnesota; Southern Mindanao, Philippines.