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Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History

Title

Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History Extracts from the journal of Ernest H. Quayle, assistant field naturalist, [1920-1922]

Title Variants

Alternative: Extracts from the journal of Ernest H. Quayle, assistant field naturalist

By

Quayle, Ernest H., 1891-1956

American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History. Department of Ornithology. Whitney South Sea Expeditions 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 1930 and 1941]

Notes

Typescript.

Contents: v. 1 (G). book I through book XII: September 14, 1920-March 27, 1921 -- v. 2 (H). book XXIII through book XVIII: March 28-September 23, 1921 -- v. 3 (I). book XIX through book XXIV: September 24, 1921-March 31, 1922 -- v. 4 (K). book XXV through book XXVIII: April 1-June 24, 1922 -- v. 5 (L). book XXIX through book XXXIII: June 25-November 30, 1922.

A collection of daily field notes and journal entries from Quayle's time as assistant to leader Rollo Beck of the Whitney South Sea expedition from 1920 to 1922. These notes were compiled and edited from original material into this volume by Museum personnel. Quayle and his team traveled to and collected specimens from various islands in Polynesia including the Marquesas, the Society Islands, the Austral Islands, the Line Islands, and the Pitcairn Islands. Quayle visited forty-four islands. He recorded not only ornithological notes but also took interest in coral reefs. He left the project in 1922 when he returned to America because of illness due to fish poisoning.

Vol. 5 includes a handwritten note stating that "Sketches, color notes, and further observations by Quayle at end of Beck's journal (vol. 1)."

Note that there is no Volume J.