Nests and eggs : Aniwa and Tanna islands
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1935
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List of specimen data while on expedition in Tanna and Aniwa. Daily log includes information on various nests and eggs collected and observed. Macmillan led the Whitney South Sea Expedition from 1935 to 1940 and his wife Joy accompanied him on the expedition, acting as assistant. Also available online.
Lindsay Macmillan was trained by A.J. Marshall, a well-known Australian ornithologist. Before joining the expedition, Macmillan was already well-versed in skinning and collection bird specimens. He left the expedition to join the Australian military during World War II.
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[152] pages ; 31 cm
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Keywords
Birds -- Nests -- Vanuatu -- Aniwa Island., Birds -- Nests -- Vanuatu -- Tanna Island., Birds -- Eggs -- Vanuatu -- Aniwa Island., Birds -- Eggs -- Vanuatu -- Tanna Island., Birds -- Vanuatu -- Aniwa Island., Birds -- Vanuatu -- Tanna Island., Vanuatu -- Description and travel., Melanesia -- Description and travel., Macmillan, Lindsay -- Travel -- Vanuatu., Macmillan, Lindsay -- Travel -- Melanesia., Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941), Scientific expeditions -- Vanuatu., Scientific expeditions -- Melanesia.