Alexander Wetmore Papers, circa 1848-1979 and undated
Physical Description:
1 folder
Physical Location:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation:
Box 140 Folder 6
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Maps
Astronomical charts
Place:
South America
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Brazil
Rio Grande
Paraguay
Date Range:
1920-1921
Start Date:
1920
End Date:
1921
Abstract:
Map and astronomical charts are from Alexander Wetmore's time in South America 1920-1921, when working for the U.S. Department Agriculture, Bureau of Biological Survey. He was investigating the distribution of life zones of North American migratory birds in southern South America. Maps are from Wetmore's collecting localities. Maps include Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Buenos Aires; Argentina; Paraguay, and southern region of South America (with notes).
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