Sterna sumatrana (Black-naped tern), 1964

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Abstract

The black-and-white photograph was taken as part of the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program, October 1964. It depicts the nest and eggs of Black-naped tern on the upper beach of Erikub Atoll, Arodojarik Island.

Date Range

1964

Start Date

Oct 28, 1964

End Date

Oct 28, 1964

Access Information

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Topic

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

Place

  • Marshall Islands
  • Erikub Atoll

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 black-and-white photograph

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 230 Folder 41