Whitney South Sea Expedition Loyalty Islands log

Title Variants

Alternative: Loyalty Islands log

By

Macmillan, Lindsay.

American Museum of Natural History
Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History Collection.
American Museum of Natural History Field Book Project 2015-
Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941)

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

[between 1985 and 1990]

Notes

Typescript.

Specimen 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 expdition.

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.

Subjects

(1920-1941) , 59.82(9) , Birds , Description and travel , Field notes , Lifou Island (New Caledonia) , Loyalty Islands , Loyalty Islands (New Caledonia) , Macmillan, Lindsay , New Caledonia , Ouvéa (New Caledonia) , Scientific Expeditions , Travel , Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museu

BHL Collections

BHL Field Notes Project

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.121909
OCLC: 933758034
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51398334