Title
Southern Island Cruise 6, October-December 1964
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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
Hackman, C. Douglas
Merrill, Richard W.
Sibley, Fred C
Type
Book
Material
Archival material
Publication info
1964
Notes
This record refers to 3 field books created for the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program Southern Island Cruise #6, in 1964. Envelope 1 contains a field book by Richard W. Merrill from his work on Sydney Island, Phoenix Island, and Christmas Island. The field book includes bird counts; bird and landscape observations; banding data with sex, age, and whether roosting or alone; and supply lists. Envelope 2 contains a field book by Fred C. Sibly from activities conducted on Sydney Island, Phoenix Island, and Christmas Island. It includes bird counts; nest counts; banding data; plant list; and hand-drawn maps of bird colonies and burrows. Envelope 3 contains a field book by C. D. Hackman with data collected on Phoenix [Rawak] Island. It includes banding data and nest counts.
Subjects
Bird banding
,
Birds--Counting
,
Botany
,
Field notes
,
Kiribati
,
Kiritimati
,
Manra
,
Ornithology
,
Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program
,
Rawaki
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.156241
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