Chronological summary and guide to Whitney Expedition journals
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Quayle, September 14, 1920, arriving in Papeete September 25. Makes observations on birds in Tahiti and gives notes on Quayle's field traps. Both Beck and Quayle met with minor accidents. Describes a trip, December 1920 and January 1921, on the Moana to Christmas Island, via the Marquesas, including notes on birds at sea. Also a trip from Papeete to the Austral Islands and Rapa, March 18 to May 8, 1921. Describes Beck's collecting on Tahiti; Quayle's trip to Taravao, Tahiti, and to Moorea I., June 11 to August 10. Mr. and Mrs. Beck went to the Marquesas and Tuamotus, September 9 to October 22. Quayle was again on Moorea, October 26 to November 14, and went to Mopelia and Scilly Islands, December 6, 1921, for a month, while Beck sought a suitable ship. The schooner France was acquired, and left Papeete for Rapa, February 1, 1922, with Quayle and C.C.Curtis; the cruise continued as far east as Pitcairn, Henderson, Oeno and Ducie Islands. It apparently returned to Tahiti in July (no date given). A second cruise was made to the Marquesas, via the Tuamotus, in August, returning to Papeete, December 16, 1922. They collected on Tahiti for 40 days, and left for the Tuamotus, January 27, 1923, returning to Papeete at the end of March. Again left Papeete for the Tuamotus April 11, returning to Papeete June 28, 1923.) F. Beck's Journal, volume 2, December 1923 to August 1925. (In addition to giving accounts of places visited (see itinerary) there are the following general notes: F 171-186, Notes regarding birds, by Mr. G.T.Barker, Suva, June 5, 1925. F 188-200, Bird notes from Tonga. F 201-202, Fiji Tourist Gazette and clippings. F 203-207, Notes concerning the interior of Viti Levu, Fiji, April to June 1925. F-207, New Zealand: Hen and Chickens, January 14, 1926. F 208-209, Vila, New Hebrides, June 12, 1926; Pauama I., Aug.12,1926; Efate, June 23, 1926. Trip from Rabaul to Samari, February 7 to 27, 1926. G. Extracts from the Journal of Ernest H. Quayle, Assistant Field Naturalist, from Books I to XII, September 14, 1920 to March 7, 1921. (These notes were taken from Quayle's original notebooks, as follows: Book I, September 19 to 26, 1920, Voyage to Tajiti and in Tahiti. G 1-17 " II, September 26 to October 11, 1920, on Tahiti Island, G 18-44, supplement G 82-90. " III, October 11 - 22, 1920. Interior of Tahiti, via Punaruu. G 45-81. " IV, October 26 to November 4, 1920. Tahiti. G 91-114. " V, November 5 - 14, 1920. Tahiti. G 115-131. " VI, November 15 to December 5, 1920, Papenoo, Tahiti G 132-149. " VII, December 5 to 19, 1920, Papenoo, Tahiti. G 150-180. " VIII, December 16-31, 1920, Upper Papenoo, Tahiti. G 181-211. " IX, January 1 - 19, 1921. New Years in Papeete, Voyage to Marquesas. G 212-236. " X, January 19 to February 10, 1921. Hivaoa, Marquesas and trip to Christmas Island, G 237-328. Summary of collections (during this period) G 329-332.