A list of birds in "Birds of Iowa" which lack Iowa specimens
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Research notes
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Zoological specimens
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Undated research notes. This list contains species (or subspecies) that were reported in Rudolph Anderson's book "Birds of Iowa," in a local checklist or in the American Ornithologists' Union checklist as existing in Iowa but which lack a representative Iowa specimen.
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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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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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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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Breeding status undetermined
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Research notes
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Zoological specimens
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Undated research notes. This list contains bird species for which specimens are needed to accurately determine whether they breed 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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Anna Wild letter to Philip DuMont regarding bird specimens at Iowa State Teachers College, March 20, 1934
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Correspondence
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Birds--Geographical distribution Zoological specimens
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1934-03-20
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Anna Wild to Philip DuMont dated March 20, 1934. In this letter Wild says that Winifred Gilbert has checked the specimens housed in the museum at Iowa State Teachers College. Included with this letter is a list that was reviewed by Gilbert who found bird specimens that DuMont had been looking for.
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Wild, Anna R.
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Northern Flicker Say's Phoebe Common Redpoll Great Gray Owl Common Raven Burrowing Owl
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Cedar Falls
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Collection of Miss Ortha Green
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Research notes
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Zoological specimens
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1935-04-23
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Research notes dated April 23, 1935. This is a list of bird specimens found in the Ortha Green collection. Some bird specimens are annotated with number. The Ortha Green collection also contains some mounted animals and Indian relics.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Promise City
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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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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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Data on Iowa Red-tailed Hawks
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Research notes
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Bird surveys Birds--Identification Ornithology--Study and teaching Birds--Classification Zoological specimens
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1932-01-01
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1933-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Research notes compiled from 1932-1933. In these notes Philip DuMont compiled a detailed list of all the Red-tailed Hawk specimens he could find in Iowa, classifying them by subspecies.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Red-tailed Hawk
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Lantern slide and photograph of a Wood Duck mounted specimen
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Birds--Collection and preservation Zoological specimens
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A mounted specimen of a Wood Duck placed outside. Slide originally titled "Wood Duck." The lantern slide is hand-colored. Rosene provides details on photograph.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Wood Duck
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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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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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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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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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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Philip DuMont letter to James Peters regarding Savannah Sparrow specimens, May 16, 1934
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Study and teaching Birds--Classification Zoological specimens
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1934-05-16
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to James Peters dated May 16, 1934. DuMont sends more Savannah Sparrow specimens to Peters for review, and discusses some birds he has recently sighted in Iowa. This document is in response to a letter from Peters: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3553/view
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Marbled Godwit Grasshopper Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Hudsonian Godwit Red-necked Phalarope Dark-eyed Junco Common Starling
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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James Peters letter to Philip DuMont regarding Sparrow identification, January 2, 1934
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Study and teaching Birds--Classification Zoological specimens Families
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1934-01-02
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from James Peters to Philip DuMont dated January 2, 1934. Peters informs Philip DuMont that he has not finished reviewing the Sparrow specimens sent to him, but gives a preliminary assessment. Included with this letter is a letter from Janetta DuMont, who is forwarding Philip DuMont's mail, discussing the DuMont family's activities around Christmas. This document is in response to a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3552/view This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3554/view
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DuMont, Janetta A. 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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Philip DuMont letter to James Peters regarding Sparrow identification, November 23, 1933
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Correspondence
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Study and teaching Birds--Classification Zoological specimens
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1933-11-23
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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 November 23, 1933. DuMont asks for assistance in correctly identifying Savannah Sparrow specimens and verifying Grasshopper Sparrow specimens. This document is answered by a letter from Peters: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3553/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 Nebraska North Dakota Herschel Island Alberta Manitoba Utah California
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Joseph Grinnell letter to Philip DuMont regarding Savannah Sparrow identification, November 17, 1933
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Correspondence
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Study and teaching Birds--Classification Zoological specimens
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1933-11-17
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Joseph Grinnell to Philip DuMont dated November 17, 1933. Grinnell gives his opinion on the subspecies of some Savannah Sparrow specimens and mentions that Savannah Sparrow classification may soon be revised. This document is in response to a letter from Dumont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3550/view
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Grinnell, Joseph, 1877-1939
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Savannah Sparrow
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Iowa Lake Athabasca
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Philip DuMont letter to Joseph Grinnell regarding Savannah Sparrow identification, November 6, 1933
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Correspondence
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Study and teaching Birds--Classification Zoological specimens
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1933-11-06
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to Joseph Grinnell dated November 6, 1933. DuMont asks for assistance in correctly identifying Savannah Sparrow specimens and mentions that the Revised list of the birds of Iowa should be available in about two weeks. This document is answered by a letter from Grinnell: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3551/view
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Savannah Sparrow
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Iowa Nebraska North Dakota Herschel Island Alberta Manitoba Utah
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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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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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Ottumwa Bird Club meeting minutes, January 4, 1945
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Administrative records
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Ornithology--Societies, etc Meetings Zoological specimens
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1945-01-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Meeting minutes from the Ottumwa Bird Club, January 4, 1945 reporting on an "indoor hike" at the meeting using study skins 48 species of birds loaned by the Iowa Department of History and Archives.
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Ottumwa Bird Club
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Ottumwa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pacific Loon at Burlington circa 1895
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Ornithological illustration Zoological specimens Taxidermy
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1894-12-31
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1994-11-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Pacific Loon at Burlington, IA, on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River, around 1895. Includes a record review document with votes, photographs of the specimen, notes about the specimen, two letters about the sighting from George Schrimper to Ronald E. Goetz, a letter from Ronald Goetz to Tom Kent, the original sighting record found in the publication Report of the committee on state fauna in Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Sciences 2:43-51 by C.C. Nutting seen by Paul Bartsch, and referenced in four other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Pacific Loon
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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 Pacific Loon at Sabula, 1899
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens Taxidermy
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1899-11-26
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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 Red-throated Loons at Sabula in Jackson County, IA on November 26, 1899. Includes a record review document with votes, comments by the IOU Records Committee on the sighting, the original sighting record found in the publication The Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by H.J. Giddings, and referenced by two later publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Pacific Loon
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Sabula
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Magnificent Frigatebird circa 1896
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens Taxidermy
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1896-01-01
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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 Magnificent Frigatebird at La Porte City in Black Hawk County, IA around 1896. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Note in Iowa Ornithologist 2:34 by Morton E. Peck, and referenced in two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Magnificent Frigatebird
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La Porte City
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Magnificent Frigatebird at Burlington in 1903
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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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1903-08-01
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1996-04-24
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Magnificent Frigatebird at Burlington in Des Moines County, IA in August 1903. Includes a record review document with votes, request for reconsideration of record, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by Paul Bartsch, and referenced in three other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Magnificent Frigatebird
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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 Pacific Loon at Sabula, 1895
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Fowling Zoological specimens Taxidermy
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1895-11-16
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1998-04-11
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records committee review for a Pacific Loon at Sabula in Jackson County, IA on November 15, 1895. Includes a record review document with votes, photographs of a specimen, correspondence about the sighting from Ronald Goetz to Tom Kent, comments by the IOU Records Committee on the bird sighting, notes about the specimen, an article in Iowa Bird Life about the specimen, the original sighting record found in the publication Iowa Ornithologist 2:73. by H.J. Giddings seen by W. Eldridge, and referenced by six other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Pacific Loon
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Sabula
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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