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Mexico, April 4 - August 10, 1893

by: Goldman, Edward Alphonso, 1873-1946

Publication date: 1893

Topics: Mammalogy, Ornithology, Botany

Collection: sifieldbooks; biodiversity

Contributor: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Language: English

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This field book documents the field work and travel of Goldman in Mexico between 4 April and 10 August 1893. Goldman's narrative notes record taxon and common names of plants, birds, and mammals observed and collected. Some common specimens include pines, sparrows, juncos, shrews, voles, and rats. Locations include but are not limited to Chalchicomula (Ciudad Serdán), Huamantla, Mount Orizaba (currently Citlaltépetl), Tehuacán, Perote, Las Vigas, Jico (Xico), Tochimilco. Goldman's notes also record altitudes, weather conditions (occasionally), how common a species is in a particular area, and descriptions of the route he traveled. An index included in the back listing place, date, and page number

Abstract: This field book documents the field work and travel of Goldman in Mexico between 4 April and 10 August 1893. Goldman"s narrative notes record taxon and common names of plants, birds, and mammals observed and collected. Some common specimens include pines, sparrows, juncos, shrews, voles, and rats. Locations include but are not limited to Chalchicomula (Ciudad Serdán), Huamantla, Mount Orizaba (currently Citlaltépetl), Tehuacán, Perote, Las Vigas, Jico (Xico), Tochimilco. Goldman"s notes also record altitudes, weather conditions (occasionally), how common a species is in a particular area, and descriptions of the route he traveled. An index included in the back listing place, date, and page number.