Capt. John Pope’s Collection of Birds From Indianola

Authors

Stanley D. Casto, Texas A&M University

Publication Date

12-1-2008

Abstract

The specimens taken at Indianola, Texas, by Capt. John Pope during February and March 1855 represent the first collection of birds from this location on the Texas coast. Pope’s “Book of Descriptions” of the Indianola specimens is discussed along with the identities of the birds collected. Specimens of the Greater Scaup, Purple Martin, King Rail, Yellow-rumped Warbler, and American Golden-Plover from Indianola were the first of their species from Texas to be deposited at the Smithsonian Institution.

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Recommended Citation

Casto, Stanley D. (2008) "Capt. John Pope’s Collection of Birds From Indianola," Bulletin of the Texas Ornithological Society: Vol. 41: Iss. 2, Article 3.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/tos_bulletin/vol41/iss2/3