Collection name:

Edgar Alexander Mearns Papers, circa 1871-1916, 1934 and undated

Physical Description:

1 field book

Physical Location:

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

Sublocation:

Box 17 (SIA Box 24) Folder 6

Record type:

Fieldbook record

Object Type:

Field notes

Place:

Kenya

Kirinyaga

Kampala

Nile River

Uganda

Date Range:

1909-1910

Start Date:

19090710

End Date:

19100100

Abstract:

Several pages of loose notes and a notebook. Loose notes consist of a list of birds Mearns (and perhaps Loring and Heller) collected on the Mt. Kenia trip (currently Kirinyaga) in British East Africa (currently Kenya), 18 September to 18 October 1909. Also includes mammals at Port Campala (Kampala), 21 December 1909; and Nile River birds (possibly seen but not collected) January 1910. The notebook includes mammals collected by Loring and perhaps Mearns, collector numbers 6826 to 6827, and brief narrative notes from [Narosoita?] River, 10 July 1909.

Topic:

Ornithology  Search this

Mammalogy  Search this

Accession #:

SIA RU007083

Access Information:

At least 24 hours advance notice is recommended to consult this collection. Contact the Division of Birds at (202) 633-0800 to make an appointment.

See more records from this collection:

Edgar Alexander Mearns Papers, circa 1871-1916, 1934 and undated

See more records associated with this person:

Mearns, Edgar Alexander, 1856-1916

See more records associated with this expedition:

Smithsonian African Expedition (1909)

Data Source:

Smithsonian Field Book Project

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fbr_item_MODSI3717