Spalding-Peterson Expedition : field catalogue (Australia + New Guinea) / Russell F. Peterson.

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Abstract

Field collection catalog of mainly mammals for dates May 21 to August 17, 1959 while Peterson acted as zoologist on the Spalding-Peterson Expedition. This expedition aimed to complete the collection work begun during the 5th Archbold Expedition to New Guinea. Information listed is field number, name, sex, date, locality, museum catalogue number (added later); elevation, measurements and notes. Field numbers 0001-0458 are included in the catalog. At rear of volume are tallied lists of specimens organized by both species and type of storage. Locations in both Queensland, Australia and Papua New Guinea include Koombooloomba, Chillagoe, Mt. Garnet, Einasleigh, Karumba, Mungana, Lappa Junction, Nondugl, Mt. Hagen, Port Moresby, and Clump Point.

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19, [7] pages ; 28 cm. Pen and pencil in spiral bound notebook. Numbered pages are marked on verso.

Keywords

Scientific expeditions -- Australia -- Queensland., Scientific expeditions -- Papua New Guinea., Spalding-Peterson Expedition (1959), Peterson, Russell Francis -- Travel -- Australia -- Queensland., Peterson, Russell Francis -- Travel -- Papua New Guinea., Queensland -- Description and travel., Papua New Guinea -- Description and travel., Mammals -- Australia -- Queensland., Mammals -- Papua New Guinea.

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