Field notes, Indonesia, Thailand, Australia, Malaysia, United States, 1979-1980

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Abstract

This item consists of two field journals and species accounts by Joe T. Marshall, detailing his field work with birds and mammals. The first journal dates from 1979, while the second dates from 1980. Dated journal entries from both detail accounts of observing and collecting animals in such areas as Indonesia, Thailand, Australia, Malaysia, and the United States. Information included are times, altitudes, weather conditions, terrain and forest descriptions, and bird lists with species. Following each journal are species accounts, generally organized by species and containing dates and specific localities, as well as accounts of different occasions of observing and collecting animals. There are a number of animal sketches, as well as some sketched maps and bird checklists.

Date Range

1979-1980

Start Date

1979

End Date

1980

Access Information

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Topic

  • Animals
  • Birds
  • Mammalogy
  • Ornithology

Place

  • United States
  • Malaysia
  • Thailand
  • Indonesia

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes
  • Sketches
  • Maps

Accession #

SIA Acc. 12-576

Collection name

Joe T. Marshall Field Notes, 1932-2001, from the Division of Birds

Physical Description

1 field book

Physical Location

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

Sublocation

Box 59