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Philip A. DuMont letter to Martin L. Grant regarding suggestions to the checklist of Iowa birds, December 7, 1962 Item Info

Letter from Philip A. DuMont to Martin L. Grant regarding suggestions to the "Check-list of Iowa Birds," December 7, 1962. The letter details several suggestions DuMont has for Grant's proposed Checklist of birds, including the use of the full name for each species, omitting the former names of species, eliminating names and initials after the scientific name, and adding a habitat symbol to the status of the bird.
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Title:
Philip A. DuMont letter to Martin L. Grant regarding suggestions to the checklist of Iowa birds, December 7, 1962
Creator (Person):
DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Date Created:
1962-12-07
Description:
Letter from Philip A. DuMont to Martin L. Grant regarding suggestions to the "Check-list of Iowa Birds," December 7, 1962. The letter details several suggestions DuMont has for Grant's proposed Checklist of birds, including the use of the full name for each species, omitting the former names of species, eliminating names and initials after the scientific name, and adding a habitat symbol to the status of the bird.
Subject (Topic):
Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nomenclature Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
Subject (Person):
Petersen, Peter C.
Contributor (Person):
Grant, Martin L.
Location:
Cedar Falls
Latitude:
42.52776
Longitude:
-92.44547
Language:
eng
Source:
Iowa Ornithologists’ Union records
Call Number:
MS 166
Box:
1
Folder Number:
3
Finding Aid Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w97v03
Contributing Institution:
Iowa State University. Special Collections and University Archives
Publisher:
Iowa State University. Library
Extent:
2 pages
Genre:
correspondence
Type:
Text
Format:
image/jpeg
Digital Collection Title:
Iowa Ornithologists’ Union collection
Digital Collection Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9513tv8b
Related Resource:
Avian Archives of Iowa Online (avIAn)
Avian Identifier:
10136
Identifier:
iou19922
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w97w6774p

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"Philip A. DuMont letter to Martin L. Grant regarding suggestions to the checklist of Iowa birds, December 7, 1962", Iowa Ornithologists' Union Collection, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
Reference Link:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w97w6774p
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