H. G. Dyar bluebook 213 - 270

Related Titles

Contained In: Harrison G. Dyar Note books, Department of Entomology, 1882 - 1925

Series: SIA Acc. 12-447

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

By

Dyar, Harrison G. (Harrison Gray), 1866-1929

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1890-1896

Notes

English

The notebook documents Harrison G. Dyar's observations and collecting of lepidoptera, July 1890 - 1891. It covers specimen numbers BB213 - BB270. Entries are organized by number and lists date, sometimes collecting location. They cover descriptions of specimen characteristics (appearance, color, measurements, diet), phases of the its life cycle (sometimes with date). Sometimes entries are followed with catalog number. There are sketches and colored illustrations of insect anatomy. Extra notes across pages from 1896, loose inserted notes, hand-drawn sketches (color and black and white), copied sections in 1893. Listed locations include California (Yosemite) and New York (Ulster county).

Subjects

California , Entomology , Field notes , Illustrations , New York , Sketches , Ulster , United States , Yosemite National Park

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.95844