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Philip DuMont letter to the Des Moines Register regarding an article about American Egrets, August 18, 1934 Item Info

Letter from Philip DuMont to the Open Forum Editor dated August 18, 1934. DuMont responds to an article published August 12th by saying that the American Egret is not an unusual bird in Iowa and that Little Blue Heron reports are more interesting. This letter was published in the Des Moines Register August 26, 1934.
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Title:
Philip DuMont letter to the Des Moines Register regarding an article about American Egrets, August 18, 1934
Creator (Person):
DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Date Created:
1934-08-18
Description:
Letter from Philip DuMont to the Open Forum Editor dated August 18, 1934. DuMont responds to an article published August 12th by saying that the American Egret is not an unusual bird in Iowa and that Little Blue Heron reports are more interesting. This letter was published in the Des Moines Register August 26, 1934.
Subject (Topic):
Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) Great Egret (Ardea alba)
Subject (Person):
Lazell, Frederick John, 1870-1940
Location:
Iowa McGregor
Latitude:
42.00027; 43.01832
Longitude:
-93.50049; -91.18263
Language:
eng
Source:
Philip A. DuMont papers
Call Number:
MS 153
Finding Aid Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9sr1d
Contributing Institution:
Iowa State University. Special Collections and University Archives
Publisher:
Iowa State University. Library
Extent:
1 page
Genre:
correspondence
Type:
Text
Format:
image/jpeg
Digital Collection Title:
Philip A. DuMont collection
Digital Collection Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w97w6754s
Related Resource:
Avian Archives of Iowa Online (avIAn)
Avian Identifier:
3880
Identifier:
dumont1292
Filename:
ms0153b007f046i0001.jpg
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9pg1hn5v

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