Spirit material. #1, Tanna, New Hebrides

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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.accessioned2017-10-19T17:21:32Z
dc.date.available2017-10-19T17:21:32Z
dc.date.issued1936
dc.description[44] leaves : illustrations, map ; 23 cmen_US
dc.description.abstractNotes on specimens preserved in spirit that were observed and collected in Southern New Hebrides (Vanuatu), primarily lists the vials by number and label. Note that a small number of mammals collected are listed on the last leaf. 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/2246/6768
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectBirds -- Vanuatu.en_US
dc.subjectInsects -- 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.titleSpirit material. #1, Tanna, New Hebridesen_US
dc.title.alternativeSouthern New Hebrides wogsen_US
dc.title.alternativeNotebook. #1, Tanna, Erromanga, Guineaen_US
dc.typeOtheren_US

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