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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-2- Feb.8 - Sighted Christmas Island. Feb. 9 - Arrived at Christman Island. Feb. 9 - 18 -- at Christmas Island. Feb. 10 - trip to Motu Upoa. Feb. 16 - trip to Motu Tabu. Feb. - short run to Cook Island. (before leaving Christmas Island). Feb. 18 - Left Christmas Island. Feb. 23 - Sighted Starbuck. Mar. 3 - Off Moorea. Reached Papeete, Tahiti. Society Mar. 18 - Left Papeete for Austral and Rapa Islands, on "Pro Patria". Mar. 21 - Sighted Rurutu, and landed. Mar. 23 - Left Rurutu for Rimitara. Mar. 24 - Landed at Rimitara. Apr. 1 - Left rimitara for Tubuai. Apr. 5 - Ashore at Tubuai. Apr. 8 - Left Tubuai for Rapa. Apr. 14 - Ashore at Rapa. April 20 - Left Rapa for Ravaivai. Apr. 24 - Ashore at Ravaivai. Apr. 26 - Left Ravaivai for Tubuai. May 1-2 - Ashore of Tubuai. May 4 - Left Tubuai for Papeete. May 7 - Arrived at Papeete, Tahiti. May 8-10 - Quayle went to Lake Vaiheria.