Loose field notes and miscellaneous data, Smithsonian Africa Expedition, 1909 - 1910

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Abstract

Several sets of Heller's loose notes. The first set (a field guide?) consist pages containing the name of a species under which a list of collections or references of that species are recorded. Sex, age, date, locality, and collector are included in each listing. Sometimes page numbers are listed, indicated these are at least partially research notes. The next set are notes on birds captured during the Mount Kenia (currently Kirinyaga) trip, Smithsonian African Expedition. 210 specimens are listed by scientific or common name. Some specimens have sex, age, and a number (collector number?) listed with them. This set of notes is followed by a list (15506 to 15603) of bird collected from 29 March to 15 April 1909 in Egypt. Miscellaneous notes follow, as well as, "birds collected at Aden, April 15, 1909", birds collected on Mt. Kenia [sic], summary of collections, and eggs of lesser bustard.

Date Range

1909-1910

Start Date

Mar 23, 1909

End Date

1910

Access Information

At least 24 hours advance notice is recommended to consult this collection. Contact the Division of Birds at (202) 633-0800 to make an appointment.

Topic

  • Animals
  • Birds
  • Ornithology

Place

  • 'Adan
  • Egypt
  • Kirinyaga
  • Kenya
  • Yemen

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes

Accession #

SIA Acc. 12-300

Collection name

Edmund Heller Field Notes, 1909-1910, from the Division of Birds

Physical Description

1 field book

Physical Location

National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Division of Birds