SIC 4 - McKean 2-64

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Abstract

The 4 black-and-white photographs document field work on Mckean Island for the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program, February to March 1964. Captions on the reverse side list location, date range, description, negative number, and photographer (R. Clapp). Subject matter covers bird roosts, birds in habitat (Sooty Terns, Common Noddy Terns, Blue Gray Noddies, Great Frigatebirds), and vegetation (Seruvium).

Date Range

1964

Start Date

Jan 31, 1964

End Date

Feb 29, 1964

Access Information

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Topic

  • Animals
  • Birds
  • Plants
  • Botany
  • Ornithology

Place

  • United States
  • McKean Atoll; McKean Island

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes
  • Black-and-white photographs

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 228 Folder 30