[Field notes] 1939

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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.accessioned2017-10-19T15:35:58Z
dc.date.available2017-10-19T15:35:58Z
dc.date.issued1939
dc.description[2], 124 pages ; 23 cm.en_US
dc.description.abstractIncludes specifications regarding various species desired for this span of the expedition which explored the region of New Caledonia. Data includes how many AMNH has and wants, the exchange value, the total permit, the number for Noumea and remarks. General observations and notes are made and dated for each entry, and a very few specific specimens are numbered. 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/2246/6762
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectBirds -- New Caledonia.en_US
dc.subjectBirds -- Melanesia.en_US
dc.subjectNew Caledonia -- Description and travel.en_US
dc.subjectMelanesia -- Description and travel.en_US
dc.subjectMacmillan, Lindsay -- Travel -- New Caledonia.en_US
dc.subjectMacmillan, Lindsay -- Travel -- Melanesia.en_US
dc.subjectWhitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941)en_US
dc.subjectScientific expeditions -- New Caledonia.en_US
dc.subjectScientific expeditions -- Melanesia.en_US
dc.title[Field notes] 1939en_US
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