Title
Hawaii, 1923 (Tanager Expedition) : field notes, circa 10 April- 20 August 1923
Title Variants
Alternative:
Hawaii, 1923, Field notes
Related Titles
Contained In:
Alexander Wetmore Papers, circa 1848-1979 and undated
Series:
SIA RU007006
Series:
Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history
By
Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978
Type
Book
Material
Archival material
Publication info
1923
Notes
Fieldnotes document Alexander Wetmore's participation in the Tanager Expedition, 1923, while working for the U.S. Department Agriculture (USDA), Bureau of Biological Survey. The expedition was conducted with the cooperation of the U.S. Navy, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, and USDA. Entries are listed by date and are chronological. The field notes list supplies purchased in San Francisco and Honolulu (in some cases listing for whom the supplies were purchased); bird lists with name and gender (some measurements); journal style entries about daily activities,and interactions with members of the expedition; details about observed wildlife; specimen counts; list of reference materials; and list of film. In a separate envelope is a 30 page list of specimens collected by Wetmore. A letter with it (October 29, 1974) states that it is was found in Dr. Murphy's files, and returned to Wetmore by Mary LeCroy. A note in different handwriting states that "cat. no.s 7588-7887 on the sheets refer to A.W. field catalog for 1923 of specimens collected in Hawaii. Cat. no. 245904 215184-245987 are not from the U.S. National Museum catalog." List includes species name, collector's number, sex, date, collector and locality. Sites covered include: Laysan, Lisianski, Wake, Johnston Islands.
Subjects
Field notes
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Hawaii
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Hawaiian Islands
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Johnston Island
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Laysan Island
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Lisianski Island
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Ornithology
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Tanager Expedition (1923)
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United States
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United States Dept. of Agriculture
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United States Navy
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Wake Island
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.150526
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