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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N/A
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N/A
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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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5
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16
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Hoary Redpoll at Iowa City in 1896
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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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1907-03-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for several Hoary Redpolls at Iowa City in Johnson County, IA on January 18, 1896. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Revised List of Birds of Iowa by Philip A. DuMont seen by H.C. Oberholser, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Hoary Redpoll
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Iowa City
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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14
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16
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Parasitic Jaeger at Eagle Lake in 1905
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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 a Parasitic Jaeger at Eagle Lake in Hancock County, IA on September 20, 1905. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson and seen by B.H. Bailey and James Ward, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Parasitic Jaeger
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Eagle Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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10
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16
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Parasitic Jaeger near Keokuk in 1896
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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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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 a Parasitic Jaeger near Keokuk in Lee County on October 6, 1896. Includes a record review document with votes, three photographs of the specimen, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson and seen by William E. Praeger and Edmonde S. Currier, and referenced by three other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Parasitic Jaeger
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Keokuk
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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10
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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 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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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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A Dipper specimen at Macedonia, Iowa
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Drafts (documents) Articles
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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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Draft article. Article written by George Hendrickson discusses Philip DuMont's examination of the Stempel collection and seeks to establish the Dipper as an accidental bird in Iowa. Published in Iowa Bird Life vol. 27, no. 3. This article describes the specimen discussed in: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4109/view, https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4110/view, and https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4111/view. The American Dipper described in this article was reviewed by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/5326/view.
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Hendrickson, George O. DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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American Dipper
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Forneys Lake 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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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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7
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15
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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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7
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15
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Groove-billed Ani near Iowa Lake in 1948
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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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1948-12-01
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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 Groove-billed Ani near Iowa Lake in Osceola County, IA a few years before 1948. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication The Groove-billed Ani and Mountain Bluebird in Iowa Collection in Iowa Bird Life 18:70 by Jack W. Musgrove.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Groove-billed Ani
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Iowa Lake Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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12
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15
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Purple Gallinule at Des Moines in 1915
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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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1931-01-01
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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 Purple Gallinule at Des Moines in Polk County, IA during the Spring of 1915. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Polk County Iowa in Des Moines Audubon Society by P.A. DuMont seen by F.W. Rice and identified by Luther S. Ross and P.A. DuMont.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Purple Gallinule
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Des Moines
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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9
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14
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Purple Gallinule at Ames in 1978
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Wildlife rescue Zoological specimens
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1979-09-01
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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 Ames in Story County, IA on May 22, 1978. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Purple Gallinule in Ames in Iowa Bird Life 49:87-88 by James Dinsmore and D.L. Graham seen by Lorna Volmer, a reference to the sighting in another publication, and two photographs of the specimen.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Purple Gallinule
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Ames
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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9
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14
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Purple Gallinule at Black Hawk County before 1907
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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 Purple Gallinule at Black Hawk County, IA before 1907. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by Morton E. Peck, 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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Black Hawk County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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9
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14
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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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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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9
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14
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Carolina Parakeet at Spirit Lake before 1895
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Extinct birds Rare birds Zoological specimens
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1895-10-01
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1993-08-27
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Carolina Parakeets at Spirit Lake in Dickinson County, IA before 1895. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds Extinct in Iowa and Those Becoming So in Iowa Ornithologist 2(1):1-3 by Paul Bartsch mounted by Robert Ridgway, and referenced by four other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Carolina Parakeet
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Spirit Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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12
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13
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black Rail at Black Hawk County before 1907
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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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1907-01-01
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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 Black Rail at Black Hawk County, IA before 1907. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by G.W. Walters, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Black Rail
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Black Hawk County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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9
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12
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Notes on accidental or rare specimens of Iowa birds
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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. While conducting research for the book "Revised List of the Birds of Iowa" Philip DuMont studied many collections of Iowa bird specimens. This list is comprised of birds that he found collected in Iowa that are not listed as being in range in the American Ornithologists' Union checklist.
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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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4
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12
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black Rail at Fort Dodge in 1899
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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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1907-03-01
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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 Black Rail at Fort Dodge in Webster County, IA on July 11, 1899. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by Melvin Somes, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Black Rail
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Fort Dodge
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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9
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12
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black Rail at Burlington in 1889
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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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1892-01-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee for a Black Rail at Burlington in Des Moines County, IA in 1889. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Report of the committee on state fauna in the Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science 1:39-42 by C.C. Nutting, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Black Rail
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Burlington
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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9
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12
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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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8
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12
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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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9
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10
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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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5
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10
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More Gray Jays in Iowa
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Zoological specimens
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1976-08-01
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1977-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report on Gray Jays sighted in Iowa in the fall of 1976 and winter of 1976/77 by Nicholas, S Halmi. This document was written as a response to an article by Gladys Black that was published in the Des Moines Register. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1977.
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Halmi, Nicholas S.
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Gray Jay
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Cedar Falls Decorah Mason City
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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18
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1
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ferruginous Hawk at Cedar Falls in 1901
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Zoological specimens
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1907-03-01
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Ferruginous Hawks at Cedar Falls in Black Hawk County, IA on June 25, 1901. Includes a record review document with votes, letter from Dave Conrads to Barb Wilson, the original sighting record found in the publication The Birds of Iowa published by Davenport Academy of Science by Rudolph M. Anderson in 1907 seen by G.W. Walters, and referenced by three other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Ferruginous Hawk
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Cedar Falls
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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9
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1
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