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.
Subjects
Field notes
,
Mammalogy
,
Minnesota
,
Narragansett Bay
,
Philippines
,
Rhode Island
,
United States
,
Wyoming
,
Yellowstone National Park
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.161622
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