[Stomach contents specimen collection sheets] [1922-1923]

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dc.contributor.authorBeck, Rollo Howard, 1870-1950.
dc.contributor.authorCorreia, José G., 1881-1954.
dc.contributor.authorQuayle, Ernest H., 1891-1956.
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.accessioned2018-01-06T19:35:47Z
dc.date.available2018-01-06T19:35:47Z
dc.date.issued1922
dc.description10 leaves (some folded) ; 27 cmen_US
dc.description.abstract5 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.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCLIRen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/6820
dc.subjectFrench Polynesia -- Description and travel.en_US
dc.subjectTuamotu Archipelago (French Polynesia) -- Description and travel.en_US
dc.subjectBeck, Rollo Howard, 1870-1950 -- Travel -- French Polynesia.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 -- French Polynesia.en_US
dc.title[Stomach contents specimen collection sheets] [1922-1923]en_US
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