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Contains scientific data and/or field notes and other digitized material from the Department of Ornithology.

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[Birds field books, v. 1]
(1909) American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
[Birds field books, v. 7]
(1909) American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
[Diaries: Book 2: July 18, 1909 to Oct. 31, 1909]
(1909) Chapin, James Paul, 1889-1964; American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
[Diaries, Book 3: Nov. 1, 1909 to Feb. 5, 1910]
(1909) Chapin, James Paul, 1889-1964; American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
[Birds field books, v. 8]
(1909) American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
[Birds field books, v. 6]
(1909) American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
[Birds field books, v. 4]
(1909) American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
[Birds field books, v. 2]
(1909) American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
[Diaries, Book 1: May 8, 1909 to July 17, 1909]
(1909) Chapin, James Paul, 1889-1964; American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
[Birds field books, v. 3]
(1909) American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
[Birds field books, v. 5]
(1909) American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
[Diaries, Book 4: April 8, 1910 to April 18, 1910]
(1910) Chapin, James Paul, 1889-1964; American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
[Diaries, Book 5: July 21, 1912 to Nov. 28, 1912]
(1912) Chapin, James Paul, 1889-1964; American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
[Diaries, Book 6: Dec. 10, 1914 to March 6, 1915]
(1914) Chapin, James Paul, 1889-1964; American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
Catalog of specimens collected [October 6, 1920 to December 12, 1921]
(1920) Beck, Rollo Howard, 1870-1950.; American Museum of Natural History. Department of Ornithology. Whitney South Sea Expeditions Collection.; Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941); American Museum of Natural History.
Transcript of catalog of specimens collected between October 6, 1920 and December 12, 1921 as part of the Whitney South Sea Expedition, primarily in the Society Islands, Polynesia. These contain record of the earliest specimens gathered during this expedition and number 1 through 1500 included. Data also includes specimen name, sex and the date and location where it was collected. Handwritten index card summarizes dates and locations with reference to leader Rollo H. Beck and assistant Ernest H. Quayle. Beck was the leader of field research for the first eight years of the Whitney South Seas Expedition. Includes specimens 1 through 1500. 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.
Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History. Extracts from the journal of Rollo H. Beck.
(1920) Beck, Rollo Howard, 1870-1950.; Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941); American Museum of Natural History.; American Museum of Natural History. Department of Ornithology. Whitney South Sea Expeditions Collection.
Daily field notes (many mentioning Ernest Quayle) from Beck's time as leader of the Whitney South Sea Expedition from 1920 to 1925. Beck was the leader of field research for the first eight years of the Whitney South Seas Expedition. During his lifetime, Beck was considered the foremost collector in the field and was renowned for his ability to quickly prepare well-made studyskins of birds. He had led the AMNH Brewster-Sanford Expedition (1912-1917) before joining Whitney South Seas Expedition.
General notes on South Pacific island groups
(1920) Richmond, Charles Wallace, 1868-1932.; Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941); American Museum of Natural History.; American Museum of Natural History. Department of Ornithology. Whitney South Sea Expeditions Collection.
General notes and lists of birds in various areas of the South Pacific. Vol. 1 deals with Tuamotu, Marquesas, Line, Caroline Atoll, Harvey or Cook, and includes general notes and other lists of Rapa and vicinity, the Samoan group, clues to the identity of South Pacific birds, and the islands east and northeast of Samoa. Vol. 2 deals with Fiji, Rotuma and vicinity, Horne islands, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Banks, Santa Cruz, Tokelau or Union, and Uvea or Wallace, and includes a general index to both volumes 1 and 2. Richmond was an accomplished ornithologist, excelling in the naming of new birds and species. His lifetime work includes the Richmond Index, a card catalog of detailed bird species data he maintained for over 40 years.
Whitney South Sea Expedition. Letters from Rollo H. Beck, field representative from the Museum, from May 12, 1920 to date (July 4, 1923), with other papers relating to the endowment and conduct of the Expedition.
(1920) Beck, Rollo Howard, 1870-1950.; Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941); American Museum of Natural History.; American Museum of Natural History. Department of Ornithology. Whitney South Sea Expeditions Collection.
Letters discussing finance, progress, and various assignments of the Whitney South Seas Expedition, mostly between Beck and Frank M. Chapman and Robert C. Murphy. 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 of birds. He was a leader on the AMNH Brewster-Sanford Expedition (1912-1917) before joining Whitney South Seas Expedition.
Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History. Extracts from the journal of Ernest H. Quayle, assistant field naturalist, [1920-1922].
(1920-1922) Quayle, Ernest H., 1891-1956.; Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941); American Museum of Natural History.; American Museum of Natural History. Department of Ornithology. Whitney South Sea Expeditions Collection.
A collection of daily field notes and journal entries from Quayle's time as assistant to leader Rollo Beck of the Whitney South Sea expedition from 1920 to 1922. These notes were compiled and edited from original material into this volume by Museum personnel. Quayle and his team traveled to and collected specimens from various islands in Polynesia including the Marquesas, the Society Islands, the Austral Islands, the Line Islands, and the Pitcairn Islands. Quayle visited forty-four islands. He recorded not only ornithological notes but also took interest in coral reefs. He left the project in 1922 when he returned to America because of illness due to fish poisoning.
[Stomach contents specimen collection sheets] [1922-1923]
(1922) Beck, Rollo Howard, 1870-1950.; Correia, José G., 1881-1954.; Quayle, Ernest H., 1891-1956.; American Museum of Natural History. Department of Ornithology. Whitney South Sea Expeditions Collection.; Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941); American Museum of Natural History.
5 folded pages of specimen collection data on United States Department of Agriculture 'Stomach blank' sheets. Information includes the name of the bird, date, location, sex, type, and remarks on the collection of the specimen. Also includes 5 page 'Memorandum on the R. H. Beck collection of Oceanic Birds' Stomachs," which lists the specimen number and name as well as remarks on the contents of the stomachs. Locations primarily in the Tuamotu Archipelago. 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 of birds. He was a leader on the AMNH Brewster-Sanford Expedition (1912-1917) before joining Whitney South Seas Expedition.