Mammal Section, Bird and Mammal Labs, Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior, Division of Mammals
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
Canada
British Columbia
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
Utah
Wyoming
Yellowstone National Park
Ruby Valley
Date Range:
1911
Start Date:
19110729
End Date:
19111020
Abstract:
The journal documents Vernon Orlando Bailey's collecting of mammal and bird specimens in British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, July 29 - October 20, 1911. Locations are often listed at the top of the page. Entries describe travel details (destinations, mode of travel), daily activities and times of day, terrain (altitude), vegetation (types and crops) and life zones (Canadian), specimens (and stomach contents), and descriptions of communities visited. Includes lists of flora per location noting zone, and type per habitat; also lists birds per location. Locations include but are not limited to: Big Hole Mountains, Idaho; Caribou mountains; Yellowstone National Park; Ruby Valley, Nevada. Half of notebook is blank.
