Requests for Collections of Birds and Insects

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Summary

Included in the Annual Report for 1858 are requests for help in collecting specimens both for studies of nests and eggs of North American birds and for accurate studies of the geographic distribution of species of insects, organized by order. Instructions to collectors are given for these projects.

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1858, p. 153-200

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1858

Topic

  • Animals
  • Entomology
  • Collectors and collecting
  • Biogeography
  • Birds
  • Museums
  • Memorandums
  • Eggs
  • Museum exhibits
  • Ornithology

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