Division of Mammals, Gerrit S. Miller Field Notes, 1886 - 1937
Physical Description:
1 field book
Physical Location:
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Division of Mammals
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Place:
United States
New York
Massachusetts
Truro
Provincetown
Ipswich
Newburyport
Date Range:
1891
Start Date:
18910319
End Date:
18911000
Abstract:
The field book and notes document Gerrit S. Miller's collecting in New York and Massachusetts, March 19 - October, 1891. Information is entered from the front of the back of the volume. Entries are dated and often headed with the type of bird observed or collected. Narratives describe individual and flocks of birds and their appearance, behavior, and habitat, often near bodies of water. Additional details include abundance. From the back is a list of citations and bird counts for Truro and Provincetown. Locations includes Ipswich (Sandhills), Hog island, Ellis and Dedham, Newburyport, Massachusetts.
