Field notes, Washington, D.C., February 15-June 15, 1940, New Mexico, June 20-October 2, 1940
date: label: Date Range
content: 1940
label: Start Date
content: 19400215
label: End Date
content: 19401002
notes: label: Abstract
content: This item consists of Bailey's notes on the flora and fauna of the Washington, D.C. area from February 15-June 15, 1940 and his field notes on the plants and animals of New Mexico and Arizona within the context of Bailey's research on animal traps. Narrative entries are dated and describe localities in terms of nearby place names and elevation. Lists of scientific or common names of specimens caught and observed by Bailey are included. Localities include the Zuni Mountains, Mount Taylor, and Blue Water Creek canyon in New Mexico, and Cottonwood Gulch and Canyon de Chelly in Arizona. The item also includes notes on meetings and lectures given by Bailey in 1940 in various locations throughout the United States.
place: label: Place
content: United States
label: Place
content: District of Columbia
label: Place
content: New Mexico
label: Place
content: Zuni Mountains
label: Place
content: Bluewater Creek
label: Place
content: Canyon de Chelly
label: Place
content: Mount Taylor
topic: label: Topic
content: Mammalogy
label: Topic
content: Mammologists
label: Topic
content: Botany
label: Topic
content: Ornithology
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: Vernon Bailey Papers, 1889-1941 and undated, field notes and journals, 1889-1941
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content: Bailey, Vernon, 1864-1942
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA RU007267
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
objectRights: label: Access Information
content: Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu.
physicalDescription: label: Collection name
content: Vernon Bailey Papers, 1889-1941 and undated, field notes and journals, 1889-1941
label: Physical Description
content: 1 field book
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 5 Folder 9