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Diary no. III [3], May 27, 1928-October 12, 1928

by: Graham, David Crockett

Publication date: 1928

Topics: Entomology, Ornithology, Mammalogy, Herpetology, China, Sichuan, Yibin

Collection: sifieldbooks; biodiversity

Contributor: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Language: English

English

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This field book is a diary from 27 May to 12 October 1928 documenting Graham's field collecting trips in the vicinity of Suifu (currently Yibin). Notes from the summer collecting trip are not included here; see folder 6. Graham provides a narrative description of daily activities including amounts and types of specimen collected by him or associates. Graham notes mostly birds and mammals, although some mention of insects and reptiles are included. Mammal numbers range from 104-121. Locations in which Graham collected include various localities near modern day Yibin. Descriptions of some specimen are occasionally provided. Graham also makes ethnological and anthropological observations during this trip. No scientific names are provided