Southern Island Cruise 11, January-March 1966

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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

DeLong, Robert L.
Crossin, Richard S.

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 11, in 1966. Envelope 1 contains a field book by unknown authors that is a blood catalog from Howland and Enderbury Islands. The blood catalog includes samples from Blue-faced boobies, Great frigatebirds, Brown boobies, and Red-footed boobies. The catalog lists band numbers (558-85938 to 777-57449); species; sex; age; color phase; and whether incubating, on eggs, or other distinctions. Envelope 2 contains a field book by Robert L. DeLong from activities conducted on Baker Island. The field book includes a detailed job description; lists of equipment and supplies; band lists (524-94815 to 843-77200); bird counts; and travel notes. Envelope 3 contains a field book by Richard S. Crossin from work conducted on Enderbury Island. The field book includes travel notes; observations of Brown booby nests and Great frigatebird colonies; and bird banding data (listing band numbers 747-52577 to 777-55639).

Subjects

Bird banding , Birds--Counting , Enderbury Atoll , Field notes , Howland Island , Kiribati , Ornithology , Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program , United States

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English