Journal kept by Bailey on a field trip to Nevada and Oregon, June 22-July 22, 1927

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Abstract

This item is comprised journal entries written by Bailey during his travels through Nevada and Oregon from June 22-July 22, 1927. For specimen lists see Box 4 Folder 7 of the same collection. Localities include: Jordan Valley, Malheur Valley (now known as Malheur Canyon), Klamath Falls, Blitzen Valley, Rogue River Valley, Owyhee Valley (now known as Owyhee Canyon ), Fallon and Winnemucca. Entries in describe the collection of bat and rodent specimens and includes a list of plants of the Owyhee Valley. Includes detailed descriptions of various bat caves.

Date Range

1927

Start Date

Jun 22, 1927

End Date

Jul 22, 1927

Access Information

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Topic

  • Bats
  • Animals
  • Rodents
  • Birds
  • Mammalogy
  • Mammologists
  • Plants
  • Botany
  • Ornithology

Place

  • Oregon
  • Klamath Falls
  • Winnemucca
  • Blitzen Valley
  • Jordan Valley
  • Malheur Canyon
  • United States
  • Fallon
  • Nevada

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes
  • Diary

Accession #

SIA RU007267

Collection name

Vernon Bailey Papers, 1889-1941 and undated, field notes and journals, 1889-1941

Physical Description

1 field book

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 4 Folder 7