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Manuscript Notes on Avian Types/ 



by 



Adriaan van Ross em 



In 1933 Adriaan van Ross em travelled 

 abroad to visit museiims, primarily to examine 

 types, and also to check on other materials. 

 His notes indicate the following itinerary: 



Paris July 24 to Aug. 3 



Miinchen Aug. 19 to 21 



Darmstadt Aug. 22 



Berlin Aug. 24 to 31; Sept. 2 



Dresden Sept. 1 



London Sept. 7 to 25 



Cambridge Sept. 21 



In 193s van Ross em and I were abroad to- 

 gether to attend the Ninth International 

 Ornithological Congress at Rouen. We examined 

 a few specimens in Paris and later were in 

 London where we lived as guests ivith David 

 and Muriel Bannerman, We also visited Cam- 

 bridge, 



In June 1939 van Ross em went abroad 

 again primarily to examine type material. 

 Beforehand he came to '/Washington, and for a 

 time was v^ith me, while he v;orked daily at 

 the U.S. National Museum. He had \-n.th him 

 his notes from his previous studies abroad, 

 written longhand on small sheets. During 

 his stay in Washington the political situation 

 in Europe steadily became more critical in 

 movement toward war, V\Jhile travel abroad •^^^as 

 not prohibited, it was evident that it might 

 be interrupted wi thout m ir.h prior warning. 



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