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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26
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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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30
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Frank Ellis letter to Philip DuMont regarding bird specimens and birds around Maquoketa, January 18, 1933
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Collection and preservation
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1933-01-18
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Frank Ellis to Philip DuMont dated January 18, 1933. In this letter Ellis responds to more questions from DuMont regarding specimens housed in the Ellis Museum of Archeology and Anthropology and birds found around Maquoketa.
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Ellis, Frank E.
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Whooping Crane Yellow-headed Blackbird Goldeneye Great Horned Owl Snowy Egret Northern Mockingbird
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Sabula Maquoketa Otter Creek Township
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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30
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Philip DuMont letter to Wade Guenther regarding the Giddings collection, April 22, 1933
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Correspondence
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Birds--Identification Zoological specimens
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1933-04-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to Wade Guenther dated April 22, 1933 and published in the Sabula Gazette on May 11, 1933. In this letter DuMont says that the bird specimens collected by H.J. Giddings should be labelled with the date and place they were collected, and includes a list of the species that DuMont compiled when he studied the collection. This document is in response to a letter from Wade Guenther: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4218/view
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Pacific Loon Kentucky Warbler Cape May Warbler Red Crossbill Pine Warbler
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Jackson County Sabula
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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30
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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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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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31
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Paul Errington letter to Philip DuMont regarding feather identification, January 28, 1936
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Correspondence
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Birds--Identification Feathers Birds--Classification
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1926-01-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Paul Errington to Philip DuMont dated January 28, 1936. In this letter Errington tells DuMont that a feather found in a fox den is probably from a Flicker hybrid. Included with this letter is a feather.
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Errington, Paul L. (Paul Lester), 1902-1962
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Northern Flicker
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Crawford 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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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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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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Emil Nauman letter to Philip DuMont regarding bird sightings
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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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 letter from Emil Nauman to Philip DuMont. In this letter Nauman responds to DuMont's request for additional information regarding birds sighted around Sigourney.
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Nauman, Emil Danton
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Sigourney
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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4
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18
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Frederic Leopold letter to Lawrence A. Bjonerud regarding identifying Wood Ducks, May 18, 1966
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Correspondence
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Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birds--Nests
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1966-05-18
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Frederic Leopold to Lawrence A. Bjonerud regarding identifying Wood Ducks, May 18, 1966. The letter offers suggestions on how to tell the difference between a Mallard and a Wood Duck since the two ducks look similar. This document is in response to a letter from Lawrence A. Bjonerud: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3104/view
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck Mallard
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Burlington Dubuque
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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2
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13
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Lawrence A. Bjonerud letter to Frederic Leopold regarding a Mallard nest and identifying Wood Ducks, May 16, 1966
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Correspondence
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Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Eggs--Incubation Ducklings
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1966-05-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Lawrence A. Bjonerud to Frederic Leopold regarding a Mallard nest and identifying Wood Ducks, May 16, 1966. The letter describes a Mallard nest that was found and the resulting hatching period. Initially, the duck nest was thought to belong to a Wood Duck but the duck was identified as a Mallard. This document is related to a reply from Frederic Leopold: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3103/view
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Bjonerud, Lawrence A.
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Wood Duck Mallard
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Burlington Dubuque
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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2
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13
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