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Notes on the Nesting of Birds, 1935

ID: SIA Acc. 13-235

Creator: Camblos, Joshua F. B.

Form/Genre: Fieldbook record

Date: 1935

Citation: Joshua F. B. Camblos Field Books, 1932-1939

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Abstract

The field notes document the ornithological field work of Joshua F. B. Camblos in Virginia, March - July 1935. Entries are headed with date, type of bird (common name), description collecting location, type of vegetation in habitat, nest composition, and measurements. Other entries include a combination of information such as date, name, no. in set, incubation, situation (e.g. habitat), sizes; a table with no., name, no. on set, date, inc., A.O.M. no., situation, vicinity; and narrative descriptions of collecting. Locations include Dorchester. Other locations are not clearly indicated.

Date Range

1935

Start Date

Feb 28, 1935

End Date

Jun 30, 1935

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Topic

  • Animals
  • Birds
  • Ornithology

Place

  • United States
  • Virginia
  • Dorchester

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes

Accession #

SIA Acc. 13-235

Collection name

Joshua F. B. Camblos Field Books, 1932-1939

Physical Description

1 Field Book

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Folder 3