List of specimens, Vitu Levu Whitney Expedition to Fiji [April 22, 1925 to January 14, 1926]

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dc.contributor.authorBeck, Rollo Howard, 1870-1950.
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.accessioned2017-10-19T18:06:17Z
dc.date.available2017-10-19T18:06:17Z
dc.date.issued1925
dc.description[48] pages ; 16 cmen_US
dc.description.abstractInitial pages list specimens compiled by Rollo H. Beck while leading the Whitney South Sea expedition. Data identified includes specimen number, name, gender, and date and locale collected. Back pages include general observational notes. Locations include Vitu Levu, Fiji and Hen and Chicken Islands, New Zealand. Journal notes are transcribed in Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History, Extracts from the journal of Rollo H. Beck, Volume 2 starting on p. 203. Beck was the leader of field research for the first eight years of the Whitney South Seas Expedition. During Beck's lifetime, he was considered the foremost collector in the field and was renowned for his ability to quickly prepare well-made studyskins for birds. He was a leader on the AMNH Brewster-Sanford Expedition (1912-1917) before joining Whitney South Seas Expedition.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCLIRen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/6772
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectBeck, Rollo Howard, 1870-1950 -- Travel -- Polynesia.en_US
dc.subjectBeck, Rollo Howard, 1870-1950 -- Travel -- Melanesia.en_US
dc.subjectFrance (Schooner)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.subjectScientific expeditions -- Melanesia.en_US
dc.subjectBirds -- Polynesia.en_US
dc.subjectBirds -- Melanesia.en_US
dc.subjectPolynesia -- Description and travel.en_US
dc.subjectMelanesia -- Description and travel.en_US
dc.subjectFiji -- Description and travel.en_US
dc.subjectNew Zealand -- Description and travel.en_US
dc.titleList of specimens, Vitu Levu Whitney Expedition to Fiji [April 22, 1925 to January 14, 1926]en_US
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