SOSC 269/POBSP 11
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This folder contains tables and photocopies of data sheets reporting results from the Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center (SOSC) of stomach content analysis for Pacific Oceanographic Biological Survey Program (POBSP) 11, SOSC ref. no. 269. A handwritten table and typewritten transcription list field number, species, date, and location for specimens sent to SOSC. The tables list individuals collected from the Pacific Ocean, Sand Island of Johnston Atoll, islands and reefs of Hawaii, and other Pacific Ocean islands and atolls. Specimens were collected from March 14, 1964 through March 14, 1966. A table with heading "SOSC ref. no. 269 POBSP no. 11" is a compilation of stomach content data from the data sheets. Each data sheet records the stomach contents of an individual bird. Data sheets were completed from September 26 through October 13, 1966, by P. Grisham. Fields include sta. no., species, SOSC ref. no., POBSP. no., lat. & long., date, time caught, squid, squid beaks, fish, fish remains, parasitic animals, Crustacea, other animals, [notes on] parasitic animals, notes on squid, notes on fish, and general notes.
Date Range
1966
Start Date
Sep 26, 1966
End Date
Oct 13, 1966
Access Information
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Topic
- Animals
- Birds
- Ornithology
Place
- United States
- Sand Island
- Hawaii
- Pacific Ocean
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 folder
Physical Location
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation
Box 207 Folder 2