Joseph Rock specimen labels from China, circa 1923, part 2

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), Tseh Chung (Mekong Valley), 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 9 envelopes, most 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 include 296800-296899; 296900-296999; 297000-297099; 297100-297199; 297200-297299; 297300-297399; 297400-297499; 297500-297599; 297600-297634.

Subjects

China , Field notes , Ornithology , Yunnan

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.169335