The Birds Collected at San Antonio by A. L. Heermann

Authors

Stanley D. Casto, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

Publication Date

6-1-1997

Abstract

A. L. Heermann collected birds at San Antonio from early 1854 until his death in 1865. His recently discovered papers indicate that he kept a fairly large inventory of skins and that he exchanged a series of eggs with Alfred Newton in 1861. Significant records attributed to Heermann include specimens of the Golden-cheeked Warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia), Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca), Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis), and Eskimo Curlew (Nwnenius borealis). A list of all species collected or recorded at San Antonio by Heermann, as well as a previously unpublished photograph of him as a young man are included herein.

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Recommended Citation

Casto, Stanley D. (1997) "The Birds Collected at San Antonio by A. L. Heermann," Bulletin of the Texas Ornithological Society: Vol. 30: Iss. 1, Article 3.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/tos_bulletin/vol30/iss1/3