Gilliard New Guinea Expedition (1950)

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Expedition undertaken by E. Thomas Gilliard, the expedition leader and Robert Doyle, an Australian scientist.

The purpose of the expedition was to acquire bird specimens, in particular types of birds of paradise found in the highlands of Papua New Guinea.

From the description of Papua New Guinea field photographs, 1950. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155515040

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associatedWith Doyle, Robert. person
associatedWith Gilliard, E. Thomas (Ernest Thomas), 1912-1965. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
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Birds of paradise (Birds)
Ornithology
Scientific expeditions
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