Title
Field notes : Mexico, 1949
Title Variants
Alternative:
Mexico, 1949 : running notes
Related Titles
Contained In:
James A. Peters papers, and records of the Division of Reptiles and Amphibians : series 15, field notes, 1946-1965
Series:
SIA RU007175
Series:
Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history
By
Peters, James Arthur, 1922-1972
Type
Book
Material
Archival material
Publication info
1949
Notes
English
In this bound notebook on his 1949 collecting trip to Mexico, Peters provides detailed, daily narratives of his excursion and specimens found. Entries cover from Feb. 24 to May 3, 1949. As in many of the field notes in this collection, Peters often includes information about the surrounding environment by describing local flora and giving weather conditions and elevations. Descriptions of reptilian and amphibian specimen collected are often included as a narrative, for example, "I found three sceloporus under a single piece of bark on a large log about 3 feet above ground [...]. The center of the belly is light orange in 2, greenish in the 3rd [...]" (from entry entitled, "Kilometer 46, M.C. -- Cuernavaca hgwy. Feb. 28, 1949"). An itinerary of dates and locations from Feb. 15-May 23, 1949 is listed on the last pages. Two sketches of bones and one of a horse and cart at the beginning. Some locations include volcanic areas.
Subjects
Autln de Navarro
,
Ciudad de Mxico
,
Ciudad Guzmn
,
Crdoba
,
Diary
,
Field notes
,
Guadalajara
,
Herpetologists
,
Jalapa Enrquez
,
Jalisco
,
Linares
,
Mexico
,
Mexico City
,
Michoacn
,
Ptzcuaro, Lago de
,
San Gabriel
,
Tamazunchale
,
Veracruz
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.96846
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