Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History. Journal of Walter J. Eyerdam, August 17, 1929-July 10, 1930.

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dc.contributor.authorEyerdam, Walter J. (Walter Jakob), 1892-1974.
dc.contributor.authorWhitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941)
dc.contributor.authorAmerican Museum of Natural History.
dc.contributor.authorAmerican Museum of Natural History. Department of Ornithology. Whitney South Sea Expeditions Collection.
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-08T16:46:51Z
dc.date.available2017-10-08T16:46:51Z
dc.date.issued1929
dc.description1 volume (196 leaves) ; 27 cm.en_US
dc.description.abstractJournal entries with observations from Eyerdam's time collecting on the Whitney South Sea Expedition from 1929 to 1930. These notes were compiled and edited into this volume from original material by Museum personnel. During this time, he collected specimens from various locales in Melanesia including Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Eyerdam had a particular interest in the collecting of shells. Walter Eyerdam was considered one the the twentieth century's greatest collectors of mollusks, plants, birds and mammals.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCLIRen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/6736
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectEyerdam, Walter J. (Walter Jakob), 1892-1974 -- Travel -- Solomon Islands.en_US
dc.subjectEyerdam, Walter J. (Walter Jakob), 1892-1974 -- Travel -- Papua New Guinea.en_US
dc.subjectWhitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941)en_US
dc.subjectScientific expeditions -- Solomon Islands.en_US
dc.subjectScientific expeditions -- Papua New Guinea.en_US
dc.subjectBirds -- Solomon Islands.en_US
dc.subjectBirds -- Papua New Guinea.en_US
dc.subjectSolomon Islands -- Description and travel.en_US
dc.subjectPapua New Guinea -- Description and travel.en_US
dc.titleWhitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History. Journal of Walter J. Eyerdam, August 17, 1929-July 10, 1930.en_US
dc.title.alternativeJournal of Walter J. Eyerdam, August 17, 1929-July 10, 1930en_US
dc.title.alternativeEyerdam journal, August 1929-July 1930en_US
dc.typeOtheren_US

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