Southern island cruise 11, 13, 1966, part 1 : island catalog, SIC 11

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Abstract

This folder contains two tables of specimen records from Southern Island Cruise (SIC) 11. Both have the title "Island catalogue - SIC." No SIC number appears on either document, but the records correspond to SIC 11 records recorded in related item, Southern island cruises 11, 13, 1966, part 2 : SIC 11, 13, in Box 200 Folder 8 of this same collection (SIA RU000245). Field numbers span from 5868 to 5915 for the two tables together. Fields in the longer table include field #, museum #, species, island, date, sex, gonads, weight, indiv. cat. #, and remarks. Most of the records listed in this table have museum numbers and the remarks include notes on molt, brood patch, whether stomach was saved, and fat condition. Fields in the shorter table include field #, USNM museum #, species, island, date, sex, specimen type/habitat, weight, indiv. cat. #, and remarks. There are no USNM museum numbers listed for the records in this table, and the remarks are primarily measurements. Locations listed in the tables include Swains Island, Tutuila, Baker Island, Hull Island [Orona], Enderbury Island [Enderbury Atoll], and Christmas Island [Kiritimati]. Collectors listed in the tables include Harrington, F. Smith, Heryford, DeLong, Lewis, and others.

Date Range

1966

Start Date

Feb 06, 1966

End Date

Mar 13, 1966

Access Information

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Topic

  • Animals
  • Birds
  • Ornithology

Place

  • Baker Island
  • Enderbury Atoll
  • Swains Island
  • Orona
  • United States
  • Kiritimati
  • Tutuila
  • American Samoa
  • Kiribati

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 200 Folder 7