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Diary, January 27, 1924 to September 21, 1924 [transcript]

by: Graham, David Crockett

Publication date: 1924

Topics: Entomology, Ornithology, Mammalogy, Herpetology

Collection: sifieldbooks; biodiversity

Contributor: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Language: English

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This field book is a diary from 27 January to 21 September 1924 documenting Graham's field collecting trips in the vicinity of Suifu (currently Yibin); summer expedition to Songpan and the Yellow Dragon Gorge. Graham collects birds, insects, mammals, and reptiles. Bird numbers range from 1 to 543; mammal numbers range from 1 to 24. Locations in which Graham collected include but are not limited to Kiating (currently Leshan), Chengtu (currently Chengdu), and Ningyuanfu (currently Xichang). Also included are detailed lists of expenses, and additional notes on specimen collecting not necessarily chronologically organized. Graham also makes ethnological observations during this trip. No scientific names are provided

Abstract: This field book is a diary from 27 January to 21 September 1924 documenting Graham"s field collecting trips in the vicinity of Suifu (currently Yibin); summer expedition to Songpan and the Yellow Dragon Gorge. Graham collects birds, insects, mammals, and reptiles. Bird numbers range from 1 to 543; mammal numbers range from 1 to 24. Locations in which Graham collected include but are not limited to Kiating (currently Leshan), Chengtu (currently Chengdu), and Ningyuanfu (currently Xichang). Also included are detailed lists of expenses, and additional notes on specimen collecting not necessarily chronologically organized. Graham also makes ethnological observations during this trip. No scientific names are provided.