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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
- 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
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "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
Rights
- Rights:
- The Iowa State University Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries.