Chronological summary and guide to Whitney Expedition journals
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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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SOLOMON Tulagi Aug. 14-Sept.17,1930 Coultas (V 212) " Gower I. Sept.18- " 23, " " (V 217+) " Roncador Reef " 24-25, " " (V 219+) " Ontong Java atoll Sept. 26-Oct.10 " " (220+) En route to Ponape, Caroline Is., Oct.11-23 " (223-4) CAROLINE Ponape I. Oct. 26, 1930- Nov.30,1930 " (W 1+) " " Ronkiti Nov.30 - Dec. 10, 1930 " (W 18+) " " interior Dec.10-13, 1930 " (W .23+) " " Ronkiti Dec.13-18, " " (W 25+) " " interior " 19-29, " " (W 27+) " " Harbor " 30-Jan.5,"1931 " (W 33+) " en route to Kusaie Jan.6-14, 1931 " (W 36+) " Kusaie I.,Lele Hbr. " 15-19 " " (W 51+) " " Jan.19-26, " J.B.Riddell collecting; Coultas laid up with blood poisoning; crew overhauling France. The France returned to Ponape, where Riddell left the expedition Feb. 28; returned to Kusaie Feb. 28, 1931 (Coultas, W 58+) " Kusaie, Lele I. vicinity Mar.1-3,1931. Coultas (W 60+) " " main island March 4 - June 11,1931 " (W 61-84) (En route to Guam June 11 - 24, 1931 " (W 102+) MARIANAs Guam, Port Apra, June 24-July 14 when France sailed to Manila and Coultas went into the Guam hospital until Aug.8,1931 (W 120+) " Guam Aug.9-30, 1931 Coultas collected on Guam (W 121+) " Saipan I. Aug.31, arrived Sept.1, engaged with government to Sept.6. " Tifian I. Sept.6-14, 1931 Coultas collected on Tinian ((W 132+) " Saipan I. Sept.15-26, " No collecting by Coultas (W 137+) CAROLINE, " Koror I. Oct.2-5, 1931 en route to Palau on SS Omi Maru (W 139) " Babelthuap,"Eyri"= Airai, Oct. 6-8,1931 " (W 145+) " Koror & small islets " 9-Nov.9 " " (W 148+) " Babelthuap (interior) Nov.10-30 " " (W 165+) " " (south end) Dec. 1, 1931 " (W 1754) " Koror & adjacent islets " 2-8 " " (W 176+) " Babelthuap " 9-16," " (W 1784) " Koror " 15, " France returned from Manila (W 183) mover aboard; John and Harold James from Seattle. Coultas (W 184+) " Peleliu ("Peleleul") " 17-18,1931 Collected & returned to Koror (W 185) " Koror I. " 19-26, " Coultas (W 187) BISMARCK to Rabaul Dec.26-31, arr. Jan.4,1932 " (W 191) DUTCH N.G. Manokwari Jan.5-11,1932. "Put in in distress" Coultas (W 192) " " To Hollandia Jan.11-17, 1932; at Hollandia Jan.17-19,1932 Coultas (W 194)