Palmyra Island, SIC 18, 15-18 March

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Abstract

The field book was created for the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program Southern Island Cruise 18, March 15-18, 1967. The field book by Robert DeLong relates to bird banding return data collected on Palmyra Atoll (listing band numbers 923-425001 to 923-44000). Band data is listed by date. Some include notes about types of birds on which bands were used; data on terns and boobies; quantities of eggs, chicks, and adults; and length and width measurements of eggs.

Date Range

1967

Start Date

Mar 15, 1967

End Date

Mar 18, 1967

Access Information

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Topic

  • Animals
  • Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program
  • Birds
  • Ornithology

Place

Palmyra Atoll

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes

Accession #

SIA RU000245

Collection name

National Museum of Natural History, Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program, records, circa 1961-1973, with data from 1923

Physical Description

1 field book

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 59 Folder 3 Envelope 1