Philip DuMont letter to Thomas Stephens regarding questionable birds in the Revised List of Iowa Birds, January 30, 1934
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Correspondence
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Birds--Geographical distribution Ornithology--Bibliography Ornithological literature Zoological specimens
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1934-01-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to Thomas Stephens dated January 30, 1934. In this letter DuMont suggests printing an Iowa ornithology bibliography for members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union, discusses why some birds were included or excluded from his book "Revised List of the Birds of Iowa," and says he will be looking for more samples and sight records in preparation for issuing a new edition of the book. This document is in response to a letter from Thomas Stephens: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4206/view
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Iowa
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Thomas Stephens letter to Philip DuMont regarding the status of the Long-billed Curlew in the Sioux City region, January 30, 1933
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution
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1933-01-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Thomas Stephens to Philip DuMont dated January 30, 1933. In this letter Stephens discussing publishing DuMont's paper on the Little Brown Crane and says that the only evidence of the Long-billed Curlew in the Sioux City region comes from taxidermist A.J. Anderson who has reported sighting the bird and is familiar with it from handling specimens obtained from Nebraska.
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Stephens, Thomas Calderwood, 1876-1948
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Long-billed Curlew Sandhill Crane
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Sioux City
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Thomas Stephens letter to Philip DuMont regarding Chickadees in Iowa, June 7, 1933
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Correspondence
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Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Classification
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1933-06-07
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Thomas Stephens to Philip DuMont dated June 7, 1933. In this letter Stephens contemplates the variety of Chickadees in Iowa and speculates about the subspecies of a breeding Nighthawk.
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Stephens, Thomas Calderwood, 1876-1948
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Common Nighthawk Black-capped Chickadee
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Iowa
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Philip DuMont letter to Hugo Schroder regarding nesting birds in Iowa, January 10, 1935
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Correspondence
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Birds--Geographical distribution Introduced birds Ornithological literature
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1935-01-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to Hugo Schroder dated January 10, 1935. In this letter DuMont thanks Schroder for notes about nesting birds in Iowa and informs him that the information will be used for the revised edition of the "Revised List of the Birds of Iowa." DuMont also mentions that the Starling is now present in ninety-six of the ninety-nine Iowa counties and lists some other birds that have increased in numbers in Iowa. This document is in response to a letter from Hugo Schroder: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4212/view
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Northern Flicker Red-tailed Hawk Prairie Falcon Black-billed Magpie Common Starling
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Iowa
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Hugo Schroder letter to Philip DuMont regarding nesting birds in Iowa, January 2, 1935
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Nests Ornithological literature
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1935-01-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Hugo Schroder to Philip DuMont dated January 2, 1935. In this letter Schroder says that he has seen DuMont's book "Revised List of the Birds of Iowa" and his article in the Oologist listing the breeding birds of Iowa and wishes to help by supplying a list of birds that he has seen nesting in areas around the Mississippi River. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4211/view
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Schroder, Hugo H.
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Little Blue Heron Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Carolina Wren Bewick's Wren Tree Swallow Prothonotary Warbler Great Egret Common Starling
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Bettendorf Credit Island Davenport Iowa Port Byron Rock Island Arsenal
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Ed Currier letter to Philip DuMont regarding nest and egg collection, October 19, 1934
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Correspondence
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Nests Birds--Collection and preservation
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1934-10-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Ed Currier to Philip DuMont dated October 19, 1934. In this letter Currier says that he read in Iowa Bird Life that DuMont is working on an article about breeding birds in Iowa and reports that when he lived in Iowa he collected nests and eggs. Currier lists some of the species in his collection and asks DuMont to list some reliable collections in Iowa.
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Currier, Edmonde S.
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Black-and-white Warbler Golden-winged Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Hooded Warbler Kentucky Warbler Prairie Warbler
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Iowa Keokuk
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Rudolph Anderson letter to Philip DuMont regarding "The birds of Iowa," November 16, 1932
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Correspondence
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Geographical distribution Ornithology--Methodology Birds--Collection and preservation Natural areas Ornithological literature
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1932-11-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Rudolph Anderson to Philip DuMont dated November 16, 1932. In this letter Anderson describes how he gathered information for his book "The birds of Iowa."
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Anderson, Rudolph Martin, 1876-1961
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Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Henslow's Sparrow Yellow-throated Warbler Whimbrel Snow Goose Cackling Goose
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Iowa
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