Contributions to the Biology of the Philippine Archipelago and Adjacent Regions, Vol. 1
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Excerpt from Contributions to the Biology of the Philippine Archipelago and Adjacent Regions, Vol. 1: Papers on Collections Gathered by the "Albatross" Philippine Expedition 1907-1910 In 1907 the President of the United States authorized and directed the assignment of the steamer Albatross of the United States Bureau of Fisheries to a survey of the aquatic resources and fisheries of the Philippine Islands. This investigation was undertaken partly at the request of the insular government and partly in pursuance of a plan that had been under consideration in the Bureau of Fisheries for some years. The vessel, which, as formerly, was manned by naval officers and crew was under command of Lieut. Commander (later Commander) Marbury Johnston from September 25, 1907, to June 10, 1908, and Lieut. Commander C. M. McCormick from June 10, 1908, to the end of the cruise. The civilian staff of the vessel consisted of: Hugh M. Smith, deputy commissioner of fisheries, director of the expedition; Frederic M. Chamberlain, resident naturalist; Lewis Radcliffe, general assistant and naturalist; H. C. Fassett, fishery expert; Paul Bartsch, zoologist, representing the United States National Museum; Clarence E. Wells, assistant and clerk. The Albatross left San Francisco, Calif., October 16, 1907 and, after making short stops at the Hawaiian, Midway, and Guam Islands, reached Manila November 28, 1907.During the next two years the vessel was actively engaged in the survey, with the exception of several months spent at Hong Kong in 1909 undergoing extensive repairs necessitated by hard and continuous service. The work was performed by a series of cruises to different parts of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent waters, with Manila as a base for supplies and for the storage of collections. After several months spent in operations in the vicinity of Manila Bay, the Albatross made three extensive cruises to the southward during February to June, 1908. One cruise was along the southwest side of Mindanao and thence through the Sulu Archipelago to the most southerly islets of the Philippines, and extended as far as Sandakan in British North Borneo. The second cruise was to the central group of islands of the Philippine Archipelago and included Panay, Negros, Cebu, Bohol, Leyte, Samar, Masbate, and Marinduque. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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