Diary no. IV [5], October 13, 1928-February 14, 1929

Related Titles

Contained In: David Crockett Graham Papers, 1923-1936

Series: SIA RU007148

Series: Smithsonian field book project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history

By

Graham, David Crockett

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1928-1929

Notes

English

This field book is a diary from 13 October 1928 to 14 February 1929 documenting Graham's field collecting trips to Li Chuang (currently Lizhuang), Yachow (currently Ya'an), Min River Valley north of Suifu (currently Yibin), and the Suifu vicinity. Graham provides a narrative description of daily activities including amounts and types of specimen he and associates collected or purchased. Graham collected mammals, birds, insects, snakes, fish, "water snails", fossils, and possibly other specimen. Mammal numbers range from 122-187; mammal skin numbers range from 127-130. Locations in which Graham collected include various localities near and including modern day Lizhuang, modern day Ya'an, Min River (a tributary of the upper Yangtze River), Chang Lin (Changling), and modern day Yibin. Graham often includes altitudes of localities where specimen were found. Descriptions of some specimen are occasionally provided. Graham also collects artifacts and conducts ethnological and anthropological research during this trip. No scientific names are provided.

Subjects

Changling , China , Diary , Entomology , Field notes , Herpetology , Ichthyology , Lizhuang , Mammalogy , Ornithology , Sichuan , Yaan , Yibin

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.83779