William Praeger letter to Philip DuMont regarding bird specimens, April 6, 1934
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Classification Zoological specimens
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1934-04-06
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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 April 6, 1934. In this letter Praeger responds to DuMont's request for information for the "Revised List of the Birds of Iowa" by describing some specimens.
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Praeger, William Emilius
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Bald Eagle Red-throated Loon Black Scoter Common Loon Hooded Merganser Canada Goose
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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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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Wade Guenther letter to Philip DuMont regarding the Giddings collection, April 20, 1933
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Correspondence
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Zoological specimens
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1933-04-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Wade Guenther to Philip DuMont dated April 20, 1933. In this letter Guenther states that he is preparing an article about the Giddings collection for publication in the Sabula Gazette and would like a comment from DuMont since he has recently studied the collection. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4217/view
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Guenther, Wade
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Sabula
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Thomas Stephens letter to Philip DuMont regarding specimens, September 12, 1932
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Correspondence
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Zoological specimens
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1932-09-12
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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 September 12, 1932. In this letter Stephens attempts to match descriptions of bird specimens with dates and locations from his notes.
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Stephens, Thomas Calderwood, 1876-1948
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Broad-winged Hawk Least Tern Surf Scoter Black-bellied Plover Cerulean Warbler Kentucky Warbler Common Tern
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Browns Lake Des Moines Sioux City Le Mars
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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The Rosene bird collection at Ogden
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Research notes Descriptions (documents)
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Zoological specimens
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Undated research notes. This is a description of the Rosene collection. The description gives a brief overview of the bird collection and praises it as a pleasing example of how a private collector can create a reference collection.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Red-tailed Hawk Great Horned Owl Long-tailed Duck Merlin Peregrine Falcon
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Ogden
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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4
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The Passenger Pigeon as a former Iowa Bird
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Drafts (documents) Articles
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Extinct birds Ornithology--Bibliography Zoological specimens
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1933-05-01
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1933-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Article submitted May, 1933. Philip DuMont recounts the history of the Passenger Pigeon in Iowa. This article was submitted to the Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science in May, 1933 and was subsequently published in vol. 40.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Passenger Pigeon
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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The Henning collection, Boone Public Library
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Research notes Descriptions (documents)
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Zoological specimens
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1932-06-14
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Undated research notes. This is a description of the Henning collection. The description contains a brief history recounting the sourcing and display of the specimens. Included with the description is a list of bird specimens found in the collection dated June 14, 1932.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Brown Pelican Lazuli Bunting Pileated Woodpecker
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Boone Ledges State Park
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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4
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The Giddings bird collection
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Research notes
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Zoological specimens
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Undated research notes. This is a list of bird specimens found in the Giddings collection. Some bird specimens are annotated with number or measurements and description.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Sabula
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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The Frank E. Ellis bird collection
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Research notes
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Birds--Geographical distribution Zoological specimens
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Undated research notes. This is a list of bird specimens found in the Frank E. Ellis bird collection. The bird specimens are annotated with the location where they were collected.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Maquoketa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Specimens in Iowa collections to be considered as accidental
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Research notes
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Birds--Geographical distribution Rare birds Zoological specimens
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Undated research notes. This list contains species considered either accidental or rare in the state of 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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Report on a revised birds of Iowa
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Reports Drafts (documents)
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Bird watching Bird watching--Guidebooks Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Zoological specimens
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. In this report Philip DuMont asks for help in substantiating which species should be included in his list of Iowa birds that he will submit as a thesis at the University of Iowa. This report is a draft of the note published in Iowa Bird Life, vol. 3, no. 1.
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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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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Thick-billed Murre at Johnson County in 1897
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Birds--Collection and preservation Zoological specimens
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1897-01-01
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1993-08-27
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Thick-billed Murre at Johnson County, IA in January 1897. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Notes and News in Iowa Ornithologist 3:24 by G.C. Hoover, and referenced by two other publications. A clipping of Life Histories of North American Diving Birds by A.C. Bent is also included.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Thick-billed Murre
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Johnson County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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4
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for White-faced Ibis at Rippey in 1891
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Photography of birds Rare birds Zoological specimens
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1891-04-01
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1997-08-23
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a White-faced Ibis out of a flock of thirteen at Rippey in Greene County, IA on April of 1891. Includes a record review document with votes, a photograph, the original sighting record found in the publication Report of the committee on state Fauna in Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science 1(3):39-42 by Charles C. Nutting seen by Benjamin F. Osborn, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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White-faced Ibis
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Rippey
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Trumpeter Swan at Sac County before 1917
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens
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1917-09-01
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Trumpeter Swan at Sac County, IA before 1917. Includes a record review document with votes, photographs of the specimen, the original sighting record found in the publication Annotated list of the water birds, game birds and birds of prey of Sac County Iowa in Wilson Bull 29:141-160 by J.A. Spurrell seen by H.B. Smith, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Trumpeter Swan
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Sac County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Thick-billed Murre at Atlantic, 1896
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens
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1897-01-01
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1993-08-27
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Thick-billed Murre at Atlantic in Cass County, IA on December 16, 1896. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication An Accidental Visitor in Iowa Ornithologist 3:11 by J.H. Brown seen by Franck C. Pellet, and referenced by three other publications. A clipping of Life Histories of North American Diving Birds by A.C. Bent is also included.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Thick-billed Murre
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Atlantic
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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4
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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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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Scaled Quail at Tabor in 1889
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Animal migration--Climatic factors Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting Zoological specimens
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1890-01-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Scaled Quail at Tabor in Fremont County, IA on May 20, 1889. Includes a record review document with votes, the reviewed sighting record found in the publication The Blue Quail (Callipepla squamata) in Iowa by J.E. Todd in the Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, and referenced by three other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Scaled Quail
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Tabor
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Sabine's Gull near Burlington in 1894
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Birds--Collection and preservation Zoological specimens
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1899-01-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Sabine's Gull near Burlington in Des Moines County, IA on October 12, 1894. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Xema sabinii and Chordeiles virginianus sennetti - additions to the Iowa avifauna in Auk 16:86 by Paul Bartsch, and referenced by four other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Sabine's Gull
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Burlington
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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9
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Sabine's Gull near Burlington in 1891
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Birds--Collection and preservation Zoological specimens
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1899-01-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Sabine's Gull near Burlington in Des Moines County, IA on October 15, 1891. Includes a record review document with votes, a photograph of the specimen, the original sighting record found in the publication Xema sabinii and Chordeiles virginianus sennetti - additions to the Iowa avifauna in Auk 16:86 by Paul Bartsch, and referenced by four other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Sabine's Gull
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Burlington
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Sabine's Gull at Scott County before 1933
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens
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1933-12-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Sabine's Gull at Scott County, IA before 1933. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Revised List of Birds of Iowa by Philip A. DuMont seen by W.L. Allen.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Sabine's Gull
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Scott County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ruff at Cone Marsh in 1940
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens
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1941-04-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Ruff at Cone Marsh in Louisa County, IA on May 10, 1940.Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Ruff in Iowa in spring in Auk 58:257 by H.R. Dill and seen by W.C. Thietje, and a photograph of the specimen.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Ruff
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Rock Wren at Sioux City in 1898
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens
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1907-03-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for two Rock Wrens at Sioux City in Woodbury County, IA on June 22, 1898. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by Guy C. Rich.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Rock Wren
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Sioux City
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Rock Wren at Decatur County in 1872
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens
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1873-01-01
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1993-08-19
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for several Rock Wrens at Decatur County, IA during October 1872. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Notes on the Birds of Southern Iowa in the Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 15:229-243 by T. Martin Trippe, and referenced by ten other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Rock Wren
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Decatur County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Red Knot at Goose Lake in 1937
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens
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1938-04-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Red Knot at Goose Lake in Hamilton County, IA on September 6, 1937. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication American Knot in Iowa in Auk 55:275-276 by T.G. Scott also identified by George O. Hendrickson and collected by R.L. Roudabush, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Red Knot
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Anderson Goose Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Purple Gallinule at Floyd County in 1891
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting Zoological specimens
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1916-09-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Purple Gallinule at Floyd County, IA in 1891. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication A preliminary list of the birds of Floyd County Iowa in Wilson Bulletin 28:130-138 by C.L. Fenton, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Purple Gallinule
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Floyd County
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