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Abstract

The notebook documents details for specimens collected by D. B. Burrows, 1891-1898. Pages contain stamped fields. Specimen details vary, including specimen number (297-739), A.O.U. no., name, locality, incubation, collector, nest, and sent to. Some include extensive measurements and detailed descriptions of nest composition and habitat. Collecting locations are across Illinois, Texas, and Tamaulipas, Mexico. Much of the collecting took place in Starr county, Texas; Marshall county, Illinois.

Date Range

1891-1898

Start Date

1891

End Date

1898

Access Information

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Topic

  • Animals
  • Birds
  • Ornithology

Place

  • United States
  • Illinois
  • Texas
  • Starr
  • Mexico
  • Marshall
  • Tamaulipas

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes

Accession #

SIA Acc. 14-192

Collection name

D. B. Burrows Field Notes, 1870 - 1919, 1940, undated, from the Division of Birds

Physical Description

1 field book

Physical Location

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

Sublocation

Burrows (1 of 2)