Roderick Ross MacFarlane Field Books, 1861-1866 and undated, from the Division of Birds
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PrintThis collection contains 11 folders of notes on birds collected by Roderick Ross MacFarlane, originally maintained by the National Museum of Natural History, Division of Birds. MacFarlane collected birds in the Northwest Territories, Canada, with Robert Kennicott. Notes within this collection record details on specimens collected from 1861 to 1866. Also included is correspondence to Spencer Baird and others. MacFarlane's unpublished manuscript of arctic birds he collected in Canada is also included. MacFarlane's packing lists are not cataloged here.
1861-1866 and undated
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Collection record
SIA Acc. 12-313
11 field books
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Division of Birds