In 1889 he joined the Division of Economic Ornithology and Mammalogy of the United States Department of Agriculture under Clinton Hart Merriam .
Palmer was born in Oakland , California and studied at the University of California .
In 1889 Palmer joined the Division of Economic Ornithology and Mammalogy of the United States Department of Agriculture under Clinton Hart Merriam .
Palmer was born in Oakland , California and studied at the University of California .