Specimens of birds collected on Pinchot South Sea Expedition, 1929

Object Details

Abstract: Specimen list of birds Fisher collected from 16 April to 7 October 1929 in West Indies and South Seas localities. Collector numbers 7357 to 7810 are included. Correlating USNM catalog numbers 316748 to 317101 have been added. List includes sex, scientific name, locality, date, and brief notes (sometimes name of the collector, sometimes part of specimen collected, sometimes color of iris or other physical description). Localities include Grand Cayman, Gatun Canal Zone, Panama Canal Zone, Cocos Island (Wafer Bay, South Sea), several of the Galapagos Islands (Archipiélago de Colón), several Marguesas Islands, and two of the Tuamotu Islands.

Access Information: At least 24 hours advance notice is recommended to consult this collection. Contact the Division of Birds at (202) 633-0800 to make an appointment.

Collection name: Albert Kenrick Fisher Field Books, 1872-1935, from the Division of Birds
Physical Description: 1 field book
Physical Location: National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Division of Birds
Sublocation: Box 7

Place: Grand Cayman; Canal Zone; Cocos Island; Colón, Archipiélago de; Marguesas; Tuamotu Islands

See more records from this collection: Albert Kenrick Fisher Field Books, 1872-1935, from the Division of Birds
See more records associated with this person: Fisher, A. K. (Albert Kenrick), 1856-1948
See more records associated with this expedition: Pinchot South Sea Expedition, 1929