United States Exploring Expedition, specimen lists (volume)
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PrintThis item consists of bird specimen lists and species lists from the United States Exploring Expedition (Wilkes Expedition). Dates are unclear so general values based on the expedition are provided. Localities include but are not limited to the United States, Brazil, Chile, Australia, and the Philippines. Specimen lists are primarily composed of collecting by Titian Ramsay Peale and R. J. Pollard, with some dates, localities, sex information, and USNM numbers. There is a list of species described by Peale dated 1848 (after the expedition), as well as a list of "duplicate" birds in storage indexed with tabs. USNM numbers are present for most specimens.
1838-1848
1838
1848
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SIA Acc. 12-484
United States Exploring Expedition, Specimen Lists from the Division of Birds
1 field book
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Division of Birds
Box 34