[Queensland daily log] 27 February 1940 - 11 October 1940

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dc.contributor.authorMacmillan, Lindsay.
dc.contributor.authorAmerican Museum of Natural History. Department of Ornithology. Whitney South Sea Expeditions Collection.
dc.contributor.authorWhitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941)
dc.contributor.authorAmerican Museum of Natural History.
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-19T17:12:01Z
dc.date.available2017-10-19T17:12:01Z
dc.date.issued1940
dc.description9, [392] pages ; 33 cm; Daily diary, front matter preprinted with information such as a calendar, telegraph and postal instructions and weights and measures. Laid in items include a railway ticket, typewritten list of partial items collected, a folded envelope and drafts of telegrams.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe Australian leg of the Whitney South Sea Expedition began in 1939 and ended in the latter half of 1940. This daily diary format journal represents his notes on weather, habitat, as well as the collection and observation of specimens (primarily birds, some mammals) in 1940. Notes on front and back endpapers provide tire pressure and mileage information for the trip. Locations in northern Australia cited include the Bunya Mountains camp and Birdsville. Macmillan led the Whitney South Sea Expedition from 1935 to 1940 and his wife Joy accompanied him on the expedition, acting as assistant. 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 collecting bird specimens. He left the Whitney expedition to join the Australian military during World War II.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCLIRen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/6766
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectMacmillan, Lindsay -- Travel -- Queensland.en_US
dc.subjectWhitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941)en_US
dc.subjectScientific expeditions -- Polynesia.en_US
dc.subjectBirds -- Polynesia.en_US
dc.subjectAustralia -- Description and travel.en_US
dc.subjectQueensland -- Description and travel.en_US
dc.title[Queensland daily log] 27 February 1940 - 11 October 1940en_US
dc.title.alternativeQueensland daily log 1940en_US
dc.title.alternativeInvicta Australian 1940 Business Diaryen_US
dc.typeOtheren_US

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