Chen hyperboreus, 2 color drawings

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Abstract

The folder contains two color illustrations of species Chen hyperboreus. One illustration may have been created in the field and includes a note indicating the specimen was shot by R. R. at Mount Carmel, Illinois. The illustration includes two swaths of color indicating the color of the feet and soles of the specimen. The other illustration includes a color illustration mounted for publication with two black-and-white sketches attached. The color illustration includes numbers (possibly specimen or plate numbers), location (Pyramid Lake), species (Anser hyperboreus), and the name Ridgway.

Date Range

1839, 1849-1851, 1855-1987

Start Date

1839

End Date

1987

Access Information

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Topic

  • Animals
  • Birds
  • Ornithology

Place

  • United States
  • Illinois
  • Mount Carmel

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes
  • Illustrations

Accession #

SIA RU007215

Collection name

Collected Notes, Lists, and Catalogs on Birds, 1839, 1849-1851, 1855-1987

Physical Description

2 illustrations

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 5 Folder 54