William Praeger letter to Philip DuMont regarding bird collections in Keokuk, May 28, 1934
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Identification Hunting Zoological specimens
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1934-05-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from William Praeger to Philip DuMont dated May 28, 1934. In this letter Praeger tells DuMont that there were three bird collections in Keokuk that he knew of: the Shafer, the Davis and the Heiser. None of the men who owned the collections knew much about their birds and Praeger helped out with identifying some of the specimens.
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Praeger, William Emilius
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Swallow-tailed Kite Northern Mockingbird Wild Turkey Great Egret
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Keokuk
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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4
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17
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Snowy Egret at Elk Lake in 1934
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens
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1934-07-24
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1996-04-24
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for two Snowy Egrets at Elk Lake in Clay County, IA on July 24, 1934. Includes a record review document with votes, a request for reconsideration, a letter from Jim Dinsmore to Department of Animal Ecology in Iowa State University, the original sighting record found in the publication Little Blue Herons in Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 5:13 by Logan J. Bennett, and referenced in another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Snowy Egret
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Elk Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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7
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16
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Philip DuMont letter to James Peters regarding Sparrow specimens, October 1, 1934
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Correspondence
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Bird watching--Guidebooks Birds--Identification Ornithology--Study and teaching Birds--Classification Zoological specimens
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1934-10-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to James Peters dated October 1, 1934. DuMont asks Peters if he has finished reviewing the Sparrow specimens yet, and asks for the specimens back since he is preparing to publish the 2nd edition of the "Revised list of the birds of Iowa". This document is answered by a letter from Peters: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3556/view
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Grasshopper Sparrow Savannah Sparrow
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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5
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19
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James Peters letter to Philip DuMont regarding Sparrow specimens, October 8, 1934
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Correspondence
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Study and teaching Birds--Classification Zoological specimens
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1934-10-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from James Peters to Philip DuMont dated October 8, 1934. Peters tells DuMont that the Sparrow specimens will be returned to him in a few days and that they will all be identified with labels. This document is in response to a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3555/view
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Peters, James Lee, 1889-1952
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Grasshopper Sparrow Savannah Sparrow
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Iowa Herschel Island
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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5
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19
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Philip DuMont letter to Max Stempel regarding records for the Stempel collection, November 9, 1934
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Correspondence
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Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Zoological specimens
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1934-11-09
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to Max Stempel dated November 9, 1934. DuMont thanks Stempel for allowing him to view the collection and returns some of Guido Stempel's notes that he had accidentally walked off with. DuMont encourages Stempel to label the birds and asks for some additional information in the hopes of being able to publish about the collection. This document is answered by a letter from Stempel: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4118/view
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Ruffed Grouse Prairie Falcon Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Henslow's Sparrow Great Horned Owl American Woodcock McCown's Longspur Common Nighthawk Eastern Whip-poor-will American Dipper
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Macedonia
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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16
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Max Stempel letter to Philip DuMont regarding additional details about specimens in the Stempel collection, November 12, 1934
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Correspondence
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Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Identification Zoological specimens
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1934-11-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Max Stempel to Philip DuMont dated November 12, 1934. Stempel provides DuMont with additional details about some of the bird specimens, says the family doesn't know enough about all the species to properly label them, and gives DuMont permission to publish his findings from the collection. This document is in response to a letter from Dumont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4116/view This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4114/view
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Stempel, Max A.
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Ruffed Grouse Bald Eagle Prairie Falcon Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Henslow's Sparrow Cinnamon Teal Great Horned Owl American Woodcock McCown's Longspur Common Nighthawk Eastern Whip-poor-will American Dipper
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Macedonia
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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16
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Philip DuMont letter to Max Stempel regarding the Stempel collection, December 10, 1934
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Correspondence
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Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Identification Zoological specimens
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1934-12-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to Max Stempel dated December 10, 1934. DuMont asks Stempel for additional details about some of the specimens in the Stempel collection. This document is in response to a letter from Stempel: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4118/view This document is answered by a letter from Stempel: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4117/view
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Ruffed Grouse Prairie Falcon Cinnamon Teal Great Horned Owl American Woodcock McCown's Longspur Common Nighthawk Eastern Whip-poor-will American Dipper
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Macedonia
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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16
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Max Stempel letter to Philip DuMont regarding details about bird specimens, January 13, 1935
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Correspondence
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Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Identification Birds--Collection and preservation
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1935-01-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Max Stempel to Philip DuMont dated January 13, 1935. Stempel replies to DuMont's request for additional details about some bird specimens. This document is in response to a letter from Dumont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4114/view This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4115/view
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Stempel, Max A.
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Ruffed Grouse Prairie Falcon Barn Owl Cinnamon Teal Great Horned Owl Snowy Owl American Woodcock McCown's Longspur Common Nighthawk Eastern Whip-poor-will American Dipper
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Macedonia
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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16
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Myron Swenk letter to Philip DuMont regarding specimens, January 16, 1935
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Correspondence
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Birds--Identification Paridae | Titmice Birds--Classification Zoological specimens
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1935-01-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Myron Swenk to Philip DuMont dated January 16, 1935. In this letter Swenk tells DuMont that he is returning the Horned Lark specimens but plans to continue studying the Chickadee and Sparrow specimens. Included with this letter is a list of the subspecies that Swenk associated with each Horned Lark specimen.
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Swenk, Myron H.
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Vesper Sparrow American Tree Sparrow Horned Lark
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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4
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5
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Philip DuMont letter to Max Stempel regarding details about the Water Ouzel, January 28, 1935
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Correspondence
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Birds--Identification Birds--Collection and preservation
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1935-01-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to Max Stempel dated January 28, 1935. DuMont asks for more details about the Water Ouzel especially since he is concerned about having to correct any claims once they have been published. This document is in response to a letter from Stempel: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4117/view
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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American Dipper
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Hastings Macedonia
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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16
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Percy Taverner letter to Philip DuMont regarding Flicker hybrids, January 2, 1936
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Correspondence
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Birds--Identification Birds--Classification
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1936-01-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Percy Taverner to Philip DuMont dated January 2, 1936. In this letter Taverner responds to DuMont's article "Red Shafted Flicker Secured at Des Moines, Iowa" published in the Wilson Bulletin, vol.47, no.2 by discussing Flicker hybrids.
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Taverner, P. A. (Percy Algernon), 1875-1947
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Northern Flicker
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Des Moines Winnebago County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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31
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Martin Grant letter to Philip DuMont regarding identification key, May 17, 1937
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Correspondence Instructional materials
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Study and teaching
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1937-05-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Martin Grant to Philip DuMont dated May 17, 1937. In this letter Grant asks DuMont to look over the key he is using to teach students to identify bird species in the lab. Included with this letter is an edited copy of "A Key to and synopsis of the orders and families of Iowa birds."
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Grant, Martin L.
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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31
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Margaret Kohlman letter to Oscar Allert regarding Peregrine Falcon sightings, May 29, 1939
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Stamp collecting
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1939-05-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Margaret Kohlman to Oscar Allert dated May 29, 1939. Kohlman details her sightings of a Peregrine Falcon that she originally misidentified as a Merlin. This letter was summarized in Allert's article "Notes on Certain Raptores in Allamakee, Clayton and Dubuque Counties, Iowa," published in Iowa Bird Life, vol. 9, no. 3.
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Kohlman, Margaret
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Merlin Peregrine Falcon
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Guttenberg
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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45
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7
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Red Phalarope at Amana Lake in 1940
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds
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1940-06-01
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1993-08-19
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for three Red Phalaropes at Amana Lake in Iowa County, IA on May 17, 1940. Includes a record review document with votes, letters between Thomas Kent and Lillian Serbousek about the sighting, and the original sighting record found in the publication Shore Birds at Amana Lake in Iowa Bird Life 10:27 by Lillian Serbousek.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Red Phalarope
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Lily Pond
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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10
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12
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding goose identification, October 25, 1940
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Correspondence
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Bird banding Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Photography of birds Fowling Families
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1940-10-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Walter Rosene to Philip DuMont dated October 25, 1940. Rosene asks for help in identifying a goose, describes photographing and banding Bell's Vireos, and discusses family matters. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4143/view
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Bell's Vireo Cackling Goose
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Ogden
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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25
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Philip DuMont letter to Walter Rosene regarding Goose measurements, November 3, 1940
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Correspondence
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Birds--Identification Birds--Classification Families
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1940-11-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to Walter Rosene dated November 3, 1940. DuMont describes using Goose measurements in the identification of species and subspecies, and discusses family matters. This document is in response to a letter from Rosene: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4144/view
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Canada Goose Cackling Goose
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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25
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Philip DuMont letter to Fred Schwab regarding "Waterfowl in Iowa", September 8, 1943
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Correspondence
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Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Identification Birds--Nomenclature Water birds Birds--Classification Ornithological literature
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1943-09-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to Fred Schwab dated September 8, 1943. In this letter DuMont offers corrections for errors he has spotted in the Jack Musgrove book "Waterfowl in Iowa".
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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26
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Fred Pierce letter to Philip DuMont regarding a questionable Swallow-tailed Kite sighting, June 25, 1945
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1945-06-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Fred Pierce to Philip DuMont dated June 25, 1945. Pierce asks DuMont to review a questionable sight record for a Swallow-tailed Kite. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4137/view
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Pierce, Fred J.
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Swallow-tailed Kite
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Davenport
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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24
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C. A. Stewart letter to multiple recipients regarding a revised check list for the birds of Iowa, February 3, 1950
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Correspondence Forms (documents) Instructional materials
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Bird populations Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology
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1950-02-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from C.A. Stewart to E.L. Kozicky, Margaret Jones, George E. Crossley, J.F. Moore, and Fred Hall regarding a revised check list for the birds of Iowa, February 3, 1950. Stewart suggests the best way to revise the check list to include the most up-to-date bird ranges is a survey of bird populations completed by members of the IOU. Included with the letter are instructions to be used in making out the frequency report and an example of a 'Report of occurrence frequency and breeding status of birds of Iowa' form completed by Stewart.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Stewart, C.A.
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1
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3
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Sage Thrasher west of Browns Woods in West Des Moines in 1964
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1956-03-01
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1993-08-19
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Sage Thrasher west of Browns Woods in West Des Moines in Polk County, IA from December 26, 1964 to January 2, 1965. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence about the bird sighting, and the original sighting record found in the publication The 1964 Christmas Bird Census in Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 35(1):6 compiled by Woodward H. Brown also seen by Albert Berkowitz, Margaret Brooke, Joe Kennedy, Dick Mooney, Robert Norton, and Mary Ellen Warters.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Sage Thrasher
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Brown's Woods
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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13
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10
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Philip DuMont letter to Olivia McCabe regarding bird hydration and field identifications, March 25, 1956
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Correspondence
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Birds--Food Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy Birds--Classification
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1956-03-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to Olivia McCabe dated March 25, 1956. Philip DuMont answers Olivia McCabe's questions regarding nestlings, subspecies and identifying birds in the field.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Black Scoter Black Rail Dark-eyed Junco
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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20
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Roseate Spoonbill at Union Slough National Wildlife Slough in 1960
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
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1960-08-16
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1993-08-16
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Roseate Spoonbill at Union Slough National Wildlife Slough in Kossuth County, IA on August 16, 1960. Includes a record review document with votes, letters from Thomas Kent to Harold Burgess, two letters from Harold Burgess to Thomas Kent, a letter from John Guthrie to Harold Burgess, a memo from Roswell D. Van Duesen to Harold Burgess, and the original sighting record found in the publication Roseate Spoonbill Observed at Union Slough by Harold Burgess in Iowa Bird Life 30(3):67-68. Roseate Spoonbill seen by Harold Burgess, Roswell D. Van Deusen, and Charles Van Kirk.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Roseate Spoonbill
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Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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7
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25
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Eurasian Wigeon at Solon in 1961
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1961-09-01
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1995-02-23
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Eurasian Wigeon at Solon in Johnson County, IA during the Spring of 1961. Includes a record review document with votes, letters between Tom Kent and G. Edgar Folk about the sighting, the original sighting record found in the publication Audubon Field Notes 15:414 seen by G. Edgar Folk as reported by F.W. Kent seen by Marion Huit as well, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Eurasian Wigeon
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Solon
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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8
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14
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Philip A. DuMont letter to Martin L. Grant regarding suggestions to the "Check-list of Iowa Birds", December 7, 1962
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nomenclature Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1962-12-07
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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 check list 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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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Cedar Falls
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1
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3
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Martin L. Grant letter to Woodward H. Brown regarding comments concerning the field checking list of Iowa birds, December 16, 1962
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nomenclature Ornithology--Methodology
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1962-12-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Martin L. Grant to Woodward H. Brown regarding comments concerning the field checking list of Iowa birds, December 16, 1962. The letter details a response from Grant after receiving feedback about the check list from Brown, Frederick W. Kent, and Peter C. Petersen, including Grant's willingness to omit old common bird names and simplifying the family names by reducing to one word wherever possible.
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Grant, Martin L.
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Davenport Des Moines Iowa City Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1
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3
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