Whitney South Sea Expedition. Loyalty Islands log 1938

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dc.contributor.authorMacmillan, Lindsay.
dc.contributor.authorWhitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941)
dc.contributor.authorAmerican Museum of Natural History.
dc.contributor.authorAmerican Museum of Natural History. Department of Ornithology. Whitney South Sea Expeditions Collection.
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-18T19:12:04Z
dc.date.available2017-10-18T19:12:04Z
dc.date.issued1938
dc.description1 volume (165 leaves) : 27 cmen_US
dc.description.abstractSpecimen and activity log during Macmillan's duties as expedition leader in 1938 exploring the Loyalty Islands (New Caledonia). Includes details on Uvea Island (February 7- June 14, 1938), Beaupre Island (June 9-11 1938), and Lifu Island (June 24-September 14, 1938). These notes were compiled and edited from original material. Macmillan led the Whitney South Sea Expedition from 1935 to 1940. his wife Joy accompanied him and acted as assistant for part of the expedition. Lindsay Macmillan was trained by A.J. Marshall, a well-known Australian ornithologist. Before joining Whitney South Sea expedition, Macmillan was already well-versed in skinning and collection bird specimens. He left his expedition duties to join the Australian military during World War II.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCLIRen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/6755
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectMacmillan, Lindsay -- Travel -- New Caledonia -- Loyalty Islands.en_US
dc.subjectWhitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941)en_US
dc.subjectScientific expeditions -- New Caledonia -- Loyalty Islands.en_US
dc.subjectBirds -- New Caledonia -- Loyalty Islands.en_US
dc.subjectLoyalty Islands (New Caledonia) -- Description and travel.en_US
dc.subjectOuvéa (New Caledonia) -- Description and travel.en_US
dc.subjectLifou Island (New Caledonia) -- Description and travel.en_US
dc.subjectNew Caledonia -- Description and travel.en_US
dc.titleWhitney South Sea Expedition. Loyalty Islands log 1938en_US
dc.title.alternativeLoyalty Islands log. Uvea, Beaupre and Lifu.en_US
dc.typeOtheren_US

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