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Guiana Bird Notes, 1929

Contents of three large envelopes inscribed as 'Guiana Bird Notes'. Typescript notes on bird sightings (with dates) and characteristics, by species. Many entries contain a considerable amount of ornithological detail. There was no discernible organisation to the papers and they have been kept in the sequence in which they were found. (Folder 4 of 8)
Shelfmark: MS. 15041/176
Extents: 21 Leaves
Dates: 1929
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Guiana Bird Notes, 1929

Contents of three large envelopes inscribed as 'Guiana Bird Notes'. Typescript notes on bird sightings (with dates) and characteristics, by species. Many entries contain a considerable amount of ornithological detail. There was no discernible organisation to the papers and they have been kept in the sequence in which they were found. (Folder 5 of 8)
Shelfmark: MS. 15041/177
Extents: 23 Leaves
Dates: 1929
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Guiana Bird Notes, 1929

Contents of three large envelopes inscribed as 'Guiana Bird Notes'. Typescript notes on bird sightings (with dates) and characteristics, by species. Many entries contain a considerable amount of ornithological detail. There was no discernible organsation to the papers and they have been kept in the sequence in which they were found. (Folder 6 of 8)
Shelfmark: MS. 15041/178
Extents: 23 Leaves
Dates: 1929
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Guiana Bird Notes, 1929

Contents of three large envelopes inscribed as 'Guiana Bird Notes'. Typescript notes on bird sightings (with dates) and characteristics, by species. Many entries contain a considerable amount of ornithological detail. There was no discernible organisation to the papers and they have been kept in the sequence in which they were found. (Folder 7 of 8)
Shelfmark: MS. 15041/179
Extents: 23 Leaves
Dates: 1929
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Guiana Bird Notes, 1929

Contents of three large envelopes inscribed as 'Guiana Bird Notes'. Typescript notes on bird sightings (with dates) and characteristics, by species. Many entries contain a considerable amount of ornithological detail. There was no discernible organisation to the papers and they have been kept in the sequence in which they were found. (Folder 8 of 8)
Shelfmark: MS. 15041/180
Extents: 24 Leaves
Dates: 1929
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Oxford University British Guiana Expedition, Ornithological Paper 1, 1929-1930

A typescript draft of Oxford University British Guiana Expedition. Ornithological Paper 1. Includes some manuscript revisions.
Shelfmark: MS. 15041/181
Extents: 3 Leaves
Dates: 1929-1930
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Communal Display in Humming Birds, The Ibis, 1930-1931

Contains a typescript draft of Communal Display in Humming Birds, published in The Ibis, January 1931. Includes a letter regarding the publication, rough manuscript notes on the back of the 1930 letter from British Birds and a reprint.
Shelfmark: MS. 15041/182
Extents: 16 Leaves
Dates: 1930-1931
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An Ornithological Transect of the North Atlantic, 1929, 1931

Two thin notebooks about 'An Ornithological Transect of the North Atlantic', with B.D. Nicholson, British Birds, Vol.24, No.10, Mar 1931. The paper was the result of three crossings between London and Georgetown made by Nicholson and Basil Nicholson as they returned separately from British Guiana. The paper is in the form of a reprint in a thin notebook. The second excerise notebook contains a 28 page manuscript draft, in Basil Nicholson's hand, of part of the paper (a list of…
Shelfmark: MS. 15041/183
Extents: 1 box
Dates: 1929, 1931
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Typescript draft, 1931

A typescript draft with manuscript revisions of an article published in The Ibis, 'Field Notes on the Guiana King Humming Bird', Jul 1931.
Shelfmark: MS. 15041/184
Extents: 28 Leaves
Dates: 1931
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Various manuscript and typescript papers relating to the article, 1931

Various manuscript and typscript papers relating to the article. Chiefly records/logs of observations (included is an incomplete typescript of a possible further article titled 'Field Notes on Guiana Humming-Birds'); reprint of the Jul 1931 article.
Shelfmark: MS. 15041/185
Extents: 19 leaves + 1 item
Dates: 1931
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Further writing on the expedition chielfy by Nicholson, 1929-1931

Further writing on the expedition, chiefly by Nicholson. Included are the following: an incomplete typescript account of the expedition, c.1903-1931; incomplete typescript draft (maybe from a published talk) headed 'Orn. Res. O.U. B.G.X. O.O.S. Paper 3.12.31'; cuttings of newspaper articles on the expedition, one by Nicholson, 1929-1930.
Shelfmark: MS. 15041/186
Extents: 23 Leaves
Dates: 1929-1931
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MIscellaneous correspondence, 1929-1930

Miscellaneous correspondence arising from the expedition, 1929-1930.
Shelfmark: MS. 15041/187
Extents: 14 Leaves
Dates: 1929-1930
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Miscellaneous papers, 1929-1931

Miscellaneous papers included are typescript notes for 'Guiana - teritory paper' and rough sketches, some headed 'Boundary trail'.
Shelfmark: MS. 15041/188
Extents: 20 Leaves
Dates: 1929-1931
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Manuscript notes, 1952

Set of detailed manuscript notes on birds observed at various stages of the trip (beginning at Karachi, Jun 3). Many of the notes are under the names of the bird species; other pages are headed with names of districts, locations or numbered 'Bird transects'. (Folder 1 of 2)
Shelfmark: MS. 15041/189
Extents: 33 Leaves
Dates: 1952
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Manscript notes, 1952

Set of detailed manuscript notes on birds observed at various stages of the trip (beginning at Karachi, Jun 3). Many of the notes are under the names of the bird species; other pages are headed with names of districts, locations or numbered 'Bird transects'. (Folder 2 of 2)
Shelfmark: MS. 15041/190
Extents: 43 Leaves
Dates: 1952
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Revised typescript, 1952

Typescript revised and paginated version of the notes in MSS. 15041/189-190.
Shelfmark: MS. 15041/191
Extents: 48 Leaves
Dates: 1952
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Letter from J.D. Macdonald, 1952

Letter from J.D. Macdonald (British Museum) regarding Nicholson's trip, May 1952; various rough manuscript notes on bird sightings and other brief jottings made on this trip. One page is headed as '2 June 1952 Journey to Karachi'.
Shelfmark: MS. 15041/192
Extents: 32 Leaves
Dates: 1952
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Manuscript, 1961

Manuscript draft of the beginning of the paper 'A Reconnaissance of Bird Population and Ecology in the Baluchistan Highlands', and 1 page of manuscript notes; 2 copies of typescript 'first draft' of the paper (both copies have manuscript annotations by Nicholson) with related letter; and 2 pages of further brief typescript and manuscript notes.
Shelfmark: MS. 15041/193
Extents: 23 Leaves
Dates: 1961
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Conference programme, 1961

Conference programme and letter regarding the publication (dated 20 Sep 1961) with typescript referees' comments attached.
Shelfmark: MS. 15041/194
Extents: 5 Leaves
Dates: 1961
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Hampshire, 1926, 1936-1959

Contents found in envelope inscribed as 'Birds Hants Mainland', included is brief correspondence with Edwin (surname unknown) regarding a publication, 1959. The bird lists go up to 1957.
Shelfmark: MS. 15041/195
Extents: 34 leaves + 1 item
Dates: 1926, 1936-1959