[Field notes, 1936-1937 Archbold Expedition to New Guinea] / [G.H.H. Tate]

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dc.contributor.authorTate, G. H. H. (George Henry Hamilton), 1894-1953.
dc.contributor.authorAmerican Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Field Book Collection.
dc.contributor.authorAmerican Museum of Natural History.
dc.contributor.authorArchbold, Richard.
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-08T17:51:42Z
dc.date.available2017-11-08T17:51:42Z
dc.date.issued1937
dc.description[116] pages : illustrations ; 29 cm. Handwritten and typrescript notes collected in spring-clasped binder.en_US
dc.description.abstractCompilation of field notes from the 2nd Archbold Expedition to New Guinea; attributed primarily to G.H.H. Tate. Tate was mammalogist and collector of invertebrates, Richard Archbold acted as leader and mammalogist. The material includes both handwritten and typed indexes to catalogs, some illustrations, specimen collection lists, general species observations, barometric reading surveys, and lists of species located in other museums. Separate catalog of specimens in spirit is included. Specimen collection information consists of date, location, name, notes, number, size, and notes if collected by other expedition participants, often Austin Rand. Noted collection locations are Lake Daviembu, Tarara, Buji, Palmer Junction, Mt. Mabiom, Baruari, Sturt Island, Rona Falls, Itiki, Emoia, Oroville Camp, and Daru. Entries date between February 15, 1936 and March 15, 1937. George Henry Hamilton Tate (1894-1953) was a British-born zoologist who worked as curator in the department of mammalogy at the American Museum of Natural History. He participated in a number of expeditions, including the Archbold Expeditions-funded trips to New Guinea and the Cape York Peninsula. He was the older brother of zoologist Geoffrey M. Tate.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCLIRen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/6794
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisher[1936-1937]en_US
dc.subjectScientific expeditions -- Papua New Guinea.en_US
dc.subjectArchbold Expedition to New Guinea (2nd : 1936-1937)en_US
dc.subjectPapua New Guinea -- Description and travel.en_US
dc.subjectMammals -- Papua New Guinea.en_US
dc.title[Field notes, 1936-1937 Archbold Expedition to New Guinea] / [G.H.H. Tate]en_US
dc.title.alternative1936 New Guinea Exp. Archbold + Tate.en_US
dc.typeOtheren_US

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