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Diary no. 6, February 15, 1929-June 13, 1929

by: Graham, David Crockett

Publication date: 1929

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

Collection: sifieldbooks; biodiversity

Contributor: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Language: English

English

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This field book is a diary from 15 February to 13 June 1929 documenting Graham's field collecting trips to Kiating (currently Leshan), Pin Shan, and the Suifu (currently Yibin) vicinity. Graham provides a narrative description of daily activities including amounts and types of specimen he and associates collected or purchased. Graham collected mammals, birds, insects, salamanders, frogs, shrimp, fossils, and possibly other specimen. Mammal numbers range from 122-187. Locations in which Graham collected include various localities near and including modern day Leshan, Yibin, and Hongya. Descriptions of some specimens are occasionally provided. Graham also collects artifacts and conducts ethnological and anthropological research during this trip. No scientific names are provided