Southern Island Cruise 6, October-December 1964

Related Titles

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

Hackman, C. Douglas
Merrill, Richard W.
Sibley, Fred C

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1964

Notes

This record refers to 3 field books created for the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program Southern Island Cruise #6, in 1964. Envelope 1 contains a field book by Richard W. Merrill from his work on Sydney Island, Phoenix Island, and Christmas Island. The field book includes bird counts; bird and landscape observations; banding data with sex, age, and whether roosting or alone; and supply lists. Envelope 2 contains a field book by Fred C. Sibly from activities conducted on Sydney Island, Phoenix Island, and Christmas Island. It includes bird counts; nest counts; banding data; plant list; and hand-drawn maps of bird colonies and burrows. Envelope 3 contains a field book by C. D. Hackman with data collected on Phoenix [Rawak] Island. It includes banding data and nest counts.

Subjects

Bird banding , Birds--Counting , Botany , Field notes , Kiribati , Kiritimati , Manra , Ornithology , Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program , Rawaki

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.156241