Details - Bailey, V. O., British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, July 1911 - October 1911

Bailey, V. O., British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, July 1911 - October 1911

Title

Bailey, V. O., British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, July 1911 - October 1911

Related Titles

Contained In: Mammal Section, Bird and Mammal Labs, Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior, Division of Mammals

Series: SIA Acc. 12-443

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

By

Bailey, Vernon, 1864-1942

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1911

Notes

The journal documents Vernon Orlando Bailey's collecting of mammal and bird specimens in British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, July 29 - October 20, 1911. Locations are often listed at the top of the page. Entries describe travel details (destinations, mode of travel), daily activities and times of day, terrain (altitude), vegetation (types and crops) and life zones (Canadian), specimens (and stomach contents), and descriptions of communities visited. Includes lists of flora per location noting zone, and type per habitat; also lists birds per location. Locations include but are not limited to: Big Hole Mountains, Idaho; Caribou mountains; Yellowstone National Park; Ruby Valley, Nevada. Half of notebook is blank.