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
California
Massachusetts
Nevada
New York
Washington
Date Range:
1892-1901
Start Date:
18920600
End Date:
19011100
Abstract:
The field catalog documents the mammals collected by Walter Kenrick Fisher in California, Massachusetts, Nevada, New York, Washington, June 1892 - November 1901. Pages are numbered. It is a compilation of multiple catalogs. Pagination restarts with each catalog. Entries cover USNM catalog number (non consecutive), original number (1 - 2563), sex, name of species, locality (town, county, state, or geological landmark), date, measurements (total, tail, hind foot), and remarks. Remarks include additional locality information, sometimes extremely specific (i.e. caught in the kitchen on the table), habitat (swamp), terrain, altitude, life zone, weight, specimen condition, and collector. Notes specify that in 1891 - 1895 he collected in New York and Massachusetts.
