Whitney South Sea Expedition Loyalty Islands survey

Title Variants

Alternative: Loyalty Islands

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.

Includes a brief geographical description of the Loyalty Islands (New Caledonia), including a summary of individual species, a log, and several pages discussing reptiles and invertebrates of Maré Island. 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 the expedition, Macmillan was already well-versed in skinning and collection bird specimens. He left to join the Australian military during World War II.

Subjects

(1920-1941) , 59.82(9) , Birds , Description and travel , Field notes , Invertebrates , Loyalty Islands , Loyalty Islands (New Caledonia) , Macmillan, Lindsay , Maré Island , Maré Island (New Caledonia) , New Caledonia , Reptiles , 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.122832
OCLC: 933758033
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51399413