Routeen book index, Species examined, Southern New Hebrides, 1935-6

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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.accessioned2017-10-19T17:16:46Z
dc.date.available2017-10-19T17:16:46Z
dc.date.issued1935
dc.description[30], 224 pages : 34 cmen_US
dc.description.abstractVolume contains notes of the species examined during this leg of the Whitney South Sea Expedition, including locations in the Southern New Hebrides. Notes are arranged according to species name and include specimen number, sex, measurements, remarks and observations, notes about the method of capture and some notations on native bird names. Also includes a list of codes used in telegraphing and messages. Some pages of notes are laid into volume. 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/2246/6767
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectBirds -- Vanuatu.en_US
dc.subjectVanuatu -- Description and travel.en_US
dc.subjectMacmillan, Lindsay -- Travel -- Vanuatu.en_US
dc.subjectWhitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941)en_US
dc.subjectScientific expeditions -- Vanuatu.en_US
dc.subjectScientific expeditions -- Melanesia.en_US
dc.titleRouteen book index, Species examined, Southern New Hebrides, 1935-6en_US
dc.title.alternativeSNH routeen booken_US
dc.typeOtheren_US

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