Derived dynamically from EAC-CPF in xEAC.
Joseph Batty was born in Springfield Massachusetts in 1847. He worked for many years as a taxidermist on various U.S. expeditions including the United States Geological Survey of 1873 in Colorado under Dr. F.V. Hayden, and in Montana under Elliott Coues as part of the Northern Boundary Survey in 1874.
Batty was a taxidermist in New York City and wrote popular books on hunting and taxidermy. He is said to have traveled extensively throughout Central and South American hunting plumes before returning to regular active collecting in 1898, mainly in Columbia, Mexico and Panama (then still part of Colombia) in 1901.
In 1902, he was commissioned to begin a collecting expedition in the American Southwest and Mexico and then later charged to also collect in Central America for the American Museum of Natural History. (6) Batty was heading south to continue collecting across Guatemala and the Cauca region of southwestern Colombia when he died in the field at Pijijiapa, Chiapas, Mexico. AR 1906, pg.117
Published many scientific papers on the specimens Batty collected for the AMNH. Allen also wrote Batty’s obituary in The Auk and AMNH museum publications.
Batty led the expedition under the direction of the AMNH Departments of Mammalogy and Ornithology, collecting specimens for research and exhibition in the North American Mammals Hall. Batty died in the field during this expedition.
Traveled with Batty to assist in collecting and preparation of specimens on the Batty Expeditions to Mexico (1903-1906).
During the Batty Expeditions to Mexico (1902-1906), Batty collected the specimens and accessories for the North American Mammals Hall, Collared Peccary group.