Title: Skua chick and eggs found in same nest. Chick about 1 week. (with rule for comaprison) Jan. 6th 1911.
Reference: P2005/5/138
Reference: P2005/5/138
Title: Skua chick and eggs found in same nest. Chick about 1 week. (with rule for comaprison) Jan. 6th 1911.
Description: glass plate negative;Hand written by Ponting: Jan 6th 1911. 96. McCormicks Antarctic Skua Gull Chick (one week old) and Eggs found in same nest.;Hand written on top of envelope: 96. Popperfoto label: Scanned V.I.;Box 3: Hand written by Ponting (?) on inside lid: Mr H.G. Ponting, 47 Oxford Mansion, Oxford Circus, W.1. and on outside A250 – ?320. Popperfoto label on outside of box: H. Ponting: Scott’s Antarctic Expedition Expedition 1911-1912. 73 – 112A. Width 8 inches, height 7 inches, depth 6 inches. … negatives. Scratched.;Typed label: 96. Skua chick and eggs forund in same nest. Chick about 1 week. (with rule for comaprison) Jan. 6th 1911.
Collection: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13 (Ponting Collection)
Summary text: A Skua chick sits on gravel next to two eggs. A ruler lies next to it.