Joseph Rock specimen labels from China, circa 1923, part 1

Related Titles

Contained In: Joseph Francis Charles Rock Field Notes from the Division of Birds

Series: SIA Acc. 12-469

Series: Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history

By

Rock, Joseph F. (Joseph Francis), 1884-1962

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1923

Notes

[Specimen?] labels of Joseph Rock for birds collected in Likiang [current: Lijiang?] Snow Range (in Yunnan) and possibly other Chinese localities. Most labels are dated 1923, although labels from the previous or follow year may be found. Labels are divided into 8 envelopes, each containing approximately 100 [USNM catalog ?] numbers. Information on each label may include collector number (two numbers: one possibly collector number, the other, possibly catalog number), sex, date, locality, elevation, physical description (including colors), and additional notes. Some labels are written in Chinese. Envelopes are 296024-296099; 296100-296199; 296200-296299; 296300-296399; 296400-296499; 296500-296599; 296600-296697; 296700-296799.

Subjects

China , Field notes , Ornithology

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.165542