Southern Island Cruise 15, September-October 1966

Related Titles

Contained In: National Museum of Natural History, Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program, records, circa 1961-1973, with data from 1923

Series: SIA RU000245

Series: Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history

By

Thompson, Frederick C.
Tuxson, R. W.

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1966

Notes

This record refers to 3 field books created for the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program Southern Island Cruise 15, in 1966 on Howland Island. Envelope 1 contains a field book by F. C. Thompson that includes bird banding and returns data (listing band numbers 558-80854 to 777-58000); nest counts and area calculations; and two diagrams of nest areas surveyed. Envelope 2 contains a field book by R. W. Tuxson that includes bird banding and returns data and notes for Blue-faced boobies and Red-footed boobies (listing band numbers 558-85071 to 797-25631); and nest counts. The field book also includes notes documenting nest marking activities, bird nesting behaviors, and other bird observations. Envelope 3 contains a field book by R. W. Tuxson that includes a blood catalog with 200 sera samples. The catalog lists number (602-801), species, age, sex, nesting status, and band number (558-85098 to 953-27080).

Subjects

Bird banding , Field notes , Howland Island , Ornithology , Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program , United States

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English