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Chronological summary and guide to Whitney Expedition journals

Creator Bryan, E. H. (Edwin Horace), 1898-1985; American Museum of Natural History. Department of Ornithology. Whitney South Sea Expeditions Collection; American Museum of Natural History; Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941)

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WHITNEY EXPEDITION - CHRONOLOGICAL ITINERARY, 1920-1935

Mr. and Mrs. Rollo H. Beck and Ernest H. Quayle arrived in Papeete, Tahiti,
September 25, 1920.

GROUP    Island        Dates                             Personnel and their journal page references
SOCIETY  Tahiti        1920: Sept.25 to Dec.31           Beck (E 3-16), Quayle (G 11-44, 82-90 and
details as follows)
"         Tahiti interior, Punaruu, Oct.11-Nov.14        Quayle (G 45-132)
"         "   Papenoo    Nov.15 to Dec. 15               Quayle (G 132-180)
"         "   upper Papenoo    Dec.16-31                  Quayle (G 181-211)
"         "   1921, Jan. 1                              Quayle,"New Years at Papeete" (G 212+)
TUAMOTU  "           Jan. 1-19                          Voyage to Marquesas on Moana, Beck (E)
"         sighted Rangiroa atoll    Jan.10              Quayle (G 212-236)
"         "   Arutua     "       "  11                  Beck: notes on sea birds (E),
"         "   Takapoto   "       "  11                  Quayle (G 220+)
MARQUESAS
sighted Uapou ("Huapou") Jan.17                        Beck (E)
Hivaoa    Jan. 20 to 27,1921                           Beck met Handy & Linton, Jan.20 (E)
                                                          Quayle (G 237+)
LINE Is. (en route to) Jan.27 to Feb.8                  Beck (E), Quayle (G)
- Christmas Island    Feb. 9 to 18,1921                Beck (E), Quayle (G 295-323)
en route to Tahiti Dec.18 to Mar. 3                    Beck, observations on sea birds (E)
SOCIETY Tahiti, Papeete Mar.3 to 18                   Beck (E), Quayle (G 350+)
AUSTRAL (en route to) March 18 to 21,1921             Beck (E), Quayle (G)
" Rurutu I.        March 21-23,1921                  Beck (E), Quayle (G)
" Rimatara I.       Mar. 24 to Apr.1                 Beck (E), Quayle (G, H-1+)
" Tubuai I.         April 5 to 8) 1921               Beck (E), Quayle (H 24+)
" Rapa I.           April 14 to 20,                  Beck (E), Quayle (H 38+)
                                                          observations on birds at sea.
" Raivavae I.       Apr. 24-26, 1921                Beck (E), Quayle (H 63+)
" Tubuai I.         May 2 to 4, "                    Beck (E), Quayle (H 76+)
SOCIETY, Papeete    May 7, 1921 to June              Beck (E), Quayle (see details, below)
" Papehue, Hopa, Faarahe,Vaihira   May 7 to June 22,1921    Quayle (H 70 to 200)
" Moorea            June 23 to Aug.11, "             Quayle (H 203+)
" Tahiti, Papeari, Taravau, Utaufai,
etc.               Aug.12 to Sept.23,1921            Quayle (H 304+)
                    Sept.24 to Nov.3, "                " (I 1+)

(Mr. and Mrs. Rollo H. Beck, trip to Tuamotu and Marquesas Is., Sept.9,1921 +)
TUAMOTU, Niau atoll Sept.13,1921                       Beck (E 65+)
" Toau "          " 14, "                           "
" Fakarava        " 15, "                          " (E 67+)
" Takapoto        " 16, "                          "