Title
Southern Island Cruise 15, September-October 1966
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
Thompson, Frederick C.
Tuxson, R. W.
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 15, in 1966 on Howland Island. Envelope 1 contains a field book by F. C. Thompson that includes bird banding and returns data (listing band numbers 558-80854 to 777-58000); nest counts and area calculations; and two diagrams of nest areas surveyed. Envelope 2 contains a field book by R. W. Tuxson that includes bird banding and returns data and notes for Blue-faced boobies and Red-footed boobies (listing band numbers 558-85071 to 797-25631); and nest counts. The field book also includes notes documenting nest marking activities, bird nesting behaviors, and other bird observations. Envelope 3 contains a field book by R. W. Tuxson that includes a blood catalog with 200 sera samples. The catalog lists number (602-801), species, age, sex, nesting status, and band number (558-85098 to 953-27080).
Subjects
Bird banding
,
Field notes
,
Howland Island
,
Ornithology
,
Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program
,
United States
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
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