Title
Bailey, V. O., Arizona, California, Nevada, July 1931 - October 1931
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
1931
Notes
The journal documents Vernon Orlando Bailey's fieldwork in Arizona, California, Nevada, July 2 - October 23, 1931. Entries are dated and describe travel details (destinations, times of day, mode of travel, campsites), weather, vegetation (including crops, phenology, and life zones), terrain (with elevation) enroute, caves in Nevada, specimens collected, wildlife observed (including snakes, birds), and individuals with whom he worked in the field. From the back are entries organized by fauna type followed by notes about population numbers and habitat, sometimes for a range of years. Locations include Fallon, Nevada; Koip pass, California; Grand Canyon, Arizona.
Subjects
Arizona
,
California
,
Fallon
,
Field notes
,
Grand Canyon
,
Mammalogy
,
Nevada
,
Ornithology
,
United States
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.142208
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