Mearns, Edgar A., Philippines, 1905 - 1907

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

1905-1907

Notes

The materials document Edgar A. Mearns' field work in Philippines, 1905 - 1907. This include loose notes, notebooks, and various specimen lists. These include mammal specimens for Mount Apo; envelope with notes and a news clipping; notes headed with type followed by description of appearance and habitat, behavior, and location where observed or collected. Additionally, there are notes about other collectors (army staff); list of fauna with common name, local name, pronunciation (including Bogobo names); notes on rat specimens; and correspondence between Board of Health of the Philippines Islands and US National Museum. Some information in the file may exist in multiple forms. Details include name, field number, measurements (8 types), altitude, location, date, and specimen preparation.

Subjects

Apo, Mount , Correspondence , Field notes , Mammalogy , Philippines

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.161740