Smith, Frank, 1966

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Abstract

This item consists of the field notes of Frank Smith from his work with the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey in September and October of 1966 on Howland Island, Baker Island, and Enderbury Island. Field notes describe Smith's activities collecting birds, obtaining blood and vomit samples, banding birds, and conducting nest counts. Smith also collected some lizards. Also included is a species list with numbers F.N.26164-F.N.2482 (numbers are not in ascending order). The list includes physical descriptions, measurements, and some geographic coordinates.

Date Range

1966

Start Date

Sep 15, 1966

End Date

Oct 14, 1966

Access Information

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Topic

  • Animals
  • Herpetology
  • Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program
  • Birds
  • Sea birds
  • Ornithology
  • Ornithologists

Place

  • Baker Island
  • Enderbury Atoll
  • United States
  • Howland Island

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 27 Folder 13