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