Edmund Heller, 1909 - 1910, Mammals of the Smithsonian East African Expedition

Related Titles

Contained In: Division of Mammals collection, Edmund Heller Field Books, 1898-1915

Series: SIA Acc. 12-212

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

By

Heller, Edmund, 1875-1939

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1909-1910

Notes

The field book documents Edmund Heller's field work during the Smithsonian African Expedition, 1909-1910. Includes the original map that is copied in another folder. The field book includes an diagram of an animal with abbreviations referring to types of measurements recorded in field book lists. These include 9 different measurements of animals. The specimen lists include USNM catalog number, field number, type, sex, location collected, date, and additional measurements (4 types). Location information varies in format, sometimes refers to geographical locations, individual farms, or countries. Includes a typed, loose insert of mammals collected for the Smithsonian. Locations include but are not limited to Kapiti Plains [Ilkaputiei], Guaso Nijiro [Ewaso Ng’iro], Algeria, Mount Kenia [Kirinyaga], Mongalla.

Subjects

Algeria , Ewaso Ng’iro , Field notes , Ilkaputiei , Kenya , Kirinyaga , Mammalogy , Mongalla , Smithsonian African Expedition (1909) , Sudan

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English