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Fleet, Robert R., 1963-1965

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Abstract

This item contains the photocopied field notes of Robert Fleet from his work with the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey in 1965. Field notes from Howland Island, Tutuila, Christmas Island, and Tongareva Atoll, and Caroline Atoll describe Fleet's observation and collection of birds. Observations of marine animals, land mammals, and plants are also present to a lesser extent. Some notes include observations of indigenous populations, possibly on Cook Islands.

Date Range

1965

Start Date

May 02, 1965

End Date

Oct 30, 1965

Access Information

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Topic

  • Marine Biology
  • Animals
  • Entomology
  • Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program
  • Zoology
  • Birds
  • Mammalogy
  • Plants
  • Sea birds
  • Ornithology
  • Ornithologists
  • Botany
  • Marine animals

Place

  • Enderbury Atoll
  • New Zealand
  • Starbuck
  • Kiritimati
  • Cook Islands
  • United States
  • Tutuila
  • American Samoa
  • Howland Island
  • 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 field book

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 25 Folder 9