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[Macmillan's notes] 1936

by: Macmillan, Lindsay; American Museum of Natural History; Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History Collection; Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941); American Museum of Natural History Field Book Project(2015)

Publication date: 1985

Usage: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International

Topics: Scientific expeditions, Birds, Description and travel, Macmillan, Lindsay, Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941)

Collection: fieldnotesclir2016; biodiversity; americanmuseumnaturalhistory; amnhfieldbooks

Contributor: American Museum of Natural History Library

Language: English

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Rights-holder: American Museum of Natural History Library

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Lindsay Macmillan was trained by A.J. Marshall, a well-known Australian ornithologist. Before joining Whitney South Sea expedition, Macmillan was already well-versed in skinning and collection bird specimens. He left the Whitney to join the Australian military during World War II

Part of the AMNH Ornithology Archives

Macmillan's notes and letters from his time exploring New Hebrides (Vanuatu) from 1936 onward. Included are details on Tanna Island, Aniwa Island, Erromanga Island, as well as Aneityum and Futuna Islands. Correspondence is between Macmillan and Ernst Mayr at AMNH. These notes were compiled and edited from original material. Macmillan led the Whitney South Sea Expedition from 1935 to 1940 and his wife Joy accompanied him on the expedition as assistant

Abstract: Macmillan"s notes and letters from his time exploring New Hebrides (Vanuatu) from 1936 onward. Included are details on Tanna Island, Aniwa Island, Erromanga Island, as well as Aneityum and Futuna Islands. Correspondence is between Macmillan and Ernst Mayr at AMNH. These notes were compiled and edited from original material. Macmillan led the Whitney South Sea Expedition from 1935 to 1940 and his wife Joy accompanied him on the expedition as assistant.