Ectoparasite data sheets, 1963-1966
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PrintThe data sheets contain description of ectoparasites collected from birds and their vicinity for the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program during 1963 to 1966. Sheets are pre-printed and list varying types of information. Most include host (scientific name), field no. (e.g. 0001), date, sex, locality, and information in a table format listing body regions [of host], mites, ticks, and mallophaga. Also includes comments that provide additional information about how specimen was collected, e.g. "flushed out nasal cavity." Locations include at sea, and numerous islands in the Pacific Ocean.
1963-1966
1963
1966
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Pacific Ocean
SIA Acc. 16-362
National Museum of Natural History, Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program Field Research Records, 1963-1967
field book
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Box 2 Folder 8