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Whitney South Sea expedition

Title

Whitney South Sea expedition Field catalogs Aug. 1931-Jan. 1935, spec. nos. 41587-45237, localities, Guam, Tinian, New Britain, Talele, Rook, Long, Admiralty, Lihir, etc., etc

Title Variants

Alternative: W.F. Coultas field catalogs August 1931-January 1935

By

Coultas, William Ferrell, 1899-1965

American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History. Department of Ornithology. Whitney South Sea Expeditions Collection.
Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941)

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1931-1935

Notes

Unbound pages.

The AMNH Whitney South Sea Expedition was an expedition initiated by Dr. Leonard C. Sanford and funded by Harry Payne Whitney, with the mission of systematically exploring Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia for previously undiscovered or little-known bird specimens. It was the largest ornithological expedition ever conceived. Active field research was conducted from 1920 to 1941. These unbound specimen sheets created by Coultas reflect the better part of his leadership tenure of the Expedition and an array of collected specimens. Coultas was a professional collector who participated in the expedition from late 1929 to 1935. He was selected to be the third leader, directing the expedition between 1930 and 1935.

Contents: v. 1. Nos. 41587-41803, Guam, Marianne Islands, Aug. 10-Aug. 22, 1931 -- v. 2. Nos. 41801-42387, Tinian, Marianne Islands, Sept. 7, 1931-Dec. 20, 1931 -- v. 3. Nos. 43288-42919, New Britain, New Guinea, Mar. 1, 1932-June 23, 1932 -- v. 4. Nos. 42920-43448, New Britain, July 20, 1932-Sept. 11, 1932 -- v. 5. Nos. 43449-44507, Bungula Bay, October 1932-June 1933 -- v. 6. Nos. 44508-45209, New Britain, Talele Islands, July 16, 1933-Jan. 31, 1934 -- v. 7. Nos. 45210-45775, Admiralty Islands, Feb. 10, 1934-July 28, 1934 -- v. 8. Nos. 45776-46382, Lihir Group, Sept. 7, 1934-Nov, 1934.

Cataloged through a 2015 Leon Levy Foundation Archives grant.