<<

it it

in in

6 6

on on

the the

on on

The The

41 41

and and

also also

not not

and and

and and

.Bows .Bows

legs legs

head head

.Bank .Bank

water water

light light

where where

black. black.

black, black,

Fig. Fig.

as as Hawaii Hawaii

brown, brown,

Family Family

half half

straggle straggle

muddy muddy

in in

which which

of of

probably probably

food food

building building

common common 3, 3,

and and

Haleakala Haleakala acute acute

to to

lava lava

to to

long, long,

feet feet perhaps perhaps

from from

uncommon uncommon

grounds grounds

It It

its its

on on

and and

beetles beetles

shade; shade;

dusky dusky

Swan Swan

black, black,

about about

hoary hoary

country country

all all

Not Not

and and and and

sides sides

and and

of of

sides sides

drawn drawn

Plate Plate

ordinarily ordinarily

tail tail

away away

at at

to to

inches inches

unless unless

and and

on on

1891. 1891.

bill bill

water water domestication. domestication.

confined confined

reported reported

lowland lowland

company, company,

berries berries

are are and and

deep deep

lagoons lagoons

not not whitish whitish

aed aed

foraging foraging

some some

throat throat

neck neck

long long

in in in in

group. group.

narrow narrow

in in

Hawaii Hawaii

a a

7.87 7.87

was was

(Henshaw.) (Henshaw.)

and and

the the

waterless waterless

swam swam

and and

Goose Goose

and and

of of

of of

neck neck

white; white; the the

shore shore

larvae, larvae,

rump rump

shrunken shrunken

above above

0f 0f

with with

feathers feathers

upland upland

neck neck

nests nests

being being

of of

present present

Kona, Kona,

of of

captures captures

group group

.By .By

Immature Immature

It It

of of

chin chin

never never

plumes plumes

the the Duck, Duck,

Hawaii Hawaii

swimming swimming

semiarid semiarid

not not

white, white,

smaller." smaller."

. . water water

bases; bases;

GOOSE GOOSE

From From

plants plants

sometimes sometimes

also also

rest rest

forehead forehead

brown; brown;

on on

sides sides

frequents frequents

to to

islands islands

North North

flesh: flesh: tailcoverts tailcoverts

mountains mountains

it it

white white

did did

the the

from from

dragon dragon the the

quack. quack.

and and

It It

cheeks, cheeks,

twigs twigs

soft soft

and and

enjoys enjoys

Hawaiian Hawaiian

and and

the the

black black

probably probably

the the

atrophied atrophied and

in in

life; life;

large large

young. young.

ANSERIFORMES

throat, throat,

it it

brownish brownish

under under

in in

fish, fish,

grayish grayish It It

as as

and and

rich rich

the the

Maui Maui

head, head,

common common

islands islands

its its

female female

sea sea

Lanai. Lanai. needed needed

parts parts

the the

it it

their their Hualalai, Hualalai,

still still

occipital occipital

to to

Yet Yet

throat throat

and and

croaking croaking

with with

accustomed accustomed

it it

and and the the

of of

to to

on on

HAWAIIAN HAWAIIAN

the the

of of

become become

very very lower lower

small small

inches inches

sticks sticks

and and (Vigors) (Vigors)

on on

neck, neck,

geese. geese.

other other

raised raised

ORDER ORDER

beneath beneath

under under

stock stock

of of

belly belly

and and

black; black;

seen seen

had had

most most

hoarse hoarse

disclose disclose

slope slope

endemic endemic

and and

pond pond

Hawaii Hawaii

broadly broadly

25.87 25.87

The The

inches inches

become become

Nene. Nene.

Hind Hind

a a

other other

chie.By chie.By

on on

nest nest

moisture moisture

bill bill

lowlands. lowlands.

around around

to to

. .

feet feet

attractive attractive

feathers feathers

lower lower

is is

originally originally

is is

28 28

of of

rarely rarely

brown, brown,

, bird,

had had

as as

its its

as as

the the

the the

summer summer

standing standing

to to

primaries; primaries;

male. male.

. .

length length

ring ring

It It

was was

passing passing

sandvicensis sandvicensis

tips; tips;

name: name:

of of

and and

rough rough

buff; buff;

between between

islands

food food

wintered wintered

voice voice green; green;

fine fine

on on

margined margined

those those

23 23

northwest northwest

the the

a a

at at common common

the the

it it

Its Its

Its Its

lines, lines,

is is

gray gray

of of

greenish greenish

in in

webs webs

uplands uplands Maui, Maui,

This This

the the

"Adult "Adult

Maui. Maui.

grown; grown;

other other

Birds Birds

arranged arranged

It It

obtained obtained

also also

Niihau Niihau

narrow narrow

trees trees

esochen esochen

lagoons lagoons

the the

fed fed size size

where where

it it

on on

to to

the the

migrated migrated

and and on on

Length Length

with with

as as

feathers feathers

so so brownish brownish

a a

N N

Hawaiian Hawaiian

ANATIDAE

in in

mice. mice. land. land.

striking striking

on on

shore shore

brown brown

full full

yellowish yellowish

parts parts

Sea Sea

' '

I I

.; .;

2 2

as as

to to

it it

of of

not not

One One

(Ka­

side side

they they

from from

is is

them them

wing wing

Fig. Fig.

when when

owls; owls;

wings wings

Family Family

out out

course, course,

passes passes

Island. Island.

fish, fish,

opposite opposite

evening evening

reported reported

Hawaii Hawaii

specimen specimen

2, 2,

of of

travelled. travelled.

the the upper

it it

a a

of of

migrating migrating

the the

from from

that that

base. base.

Tongareva Tongareva

column column

regarded regarded

of of

captor. captor.

ranges ranges from

wing wing

the the

so so

the the

If If

be be

other; other;

young young

going going

on on

to to

male male

moving moving top, top,

be be

Bittern Bittern

its its

Plate Plate

in in

in in

may, may,

the the

a a

birds birds

wide wide

necks necks

and and

Howland Howland

number number

home home

progressing, progressing,

to to

Birds Birds

on on

of of hundred hundred

like like

plumes.) plumes.)

It It

which which

provider, provider,

of of

each each

A A

and and

sea sea on on it it

were were

likely likely

birds birds

Auktm-kahili. Auktm-kahili.

miles miles

on on

its its

heads heads

went went

land land

to to

C. C.

bill bill

hiss hiss

band band

food food

not not

old old

head head

It It

.flexible .flexible

or or

they they

swallowed. swallowed.

HERON HERON

D. D.

sight. sight.

without without

Several Several

1938 1938

the the

Heron Heron

from from

its its

caught caught

1,100 1,100

occipital occipital

America America

hundred hundred Aukuu; Aukuu;

food food

the the

The The

repassing repassing

blue-black blue-black

sufficiently sufficiently

closing, closing,

sailing sailing

long long

far far

of of

has has

shore shore

there. there.

and and

July July

favorite favorite

from from

for for

kek. kek.

few few

quickly quickly

air air

and and

was was

Possibly Possibly

about about

white white

and and

in in

NIGHT NIGHT

a a

its its

wl;lile wl;lile

their their

is is

beautiful beautiful

names: names:

They They would

kek kek .flying .flying

the the

there there

it it

changed changed

this this

blown blown

and and

others others

plumage. plumage.

another another

Washington~ Washington~

1891 1891

and and

remembered. remembered. calling calling

in in

hied's hied's

mainland mainland

independently, independently,

passing passing

swing swing

Argentine. Argentine.

(Gmelin) (Gmelin)

CICONIIFORMES CICONIIFORMES

season. season.

with with

not not

saw saw opening opening

the the

be be

boobies, boobies,

and and boobies. boobies.

full full

travelled travelled

when when

the the

the the

I I

high high

nests nests

retaken retaken

non-migratory non-migratory the the

to to

in in

April April and and

by by

Midway. Midway.

has has

usually usually

Hawaiian Hawaiian to to

wind, wind,

unique unique

of of

Service, Service,

approached; approached;

tails tails

other, other,

beautiful beautiful

continuous continuous

to to

in in

a a

at at

laden laden

It It

dead dead

the the

hoactli hoactli

storm storm

brown brown

few few

was was

long long bird bird

a a

is is

the the

Island Island

bills bills

credited credited sight. sight.

But But

ORDER ORDER

it it

sight sight

breeding breeding

a a

the the

pieclls pieclls

on on

It It

till till

to to

a a

up up

when when

the the

food food

Hawk. Hawk.

species

in in

to to

not not

forked forked

some some

to to

is is the the mile mile

Kauai Kauai

referring referring

their their

.Bight .Bight

present present

BLACK-CROWNED BLACK-CROWNED

group. group.

of of

a a

is is

America America

the the

looking looking

of of

heads heads

midair. midair.

Fish Fish

keep keep

side side

chicks chicks

describes describes tara tara

long long

the the

nycticorax nycticorax

nests nests

Island. Island.

incredible incredible

another another

and and Wildlife

one one

they they

which which Enderbury Enderbury

in in

rattle rattle

caught· caught·

half half

fine fine

from from

to to

one one is is

incoming incoming

it it to to soaring soaring

to to

a a

North North

frigate frigate Hanalei, Hanalei,

nests nests

£lock, £lock,

also also

.Bybrush, .Bybrush,

on on

large large

menacingly menacingly

their their

Fish Fish

middle middle

name: name:

side, side,

is is

a a

a a

at at

been been

birds birds

the the

almost almost

one one

the the

It It

This This

to to

squeal, squeal,

in in

moving, moving,

from from

-

The The

off off

catch catch

Penrhyn Penrhyn

Their Their

the the

The The

the the

side side

an an

ferocieusly ferocieusly

shot shot

Central Central

different different

endemic endemic

hili

Nycticorax Nycticorax

Other Other

ARDEIDAE ARDEIDAE

direction direction

have have

to to or or

banded banded

meet meet

in in

is is

Hadden Hadden

these these

side side

not not

join join sail sail

put put

over over

to to

they they

is is

from from

and and

40 40 .

to to

Its Its

in in

or or

in in it; it;

yet yet

43 43

two two

d1e d1e

one one

sur­

nest nest

bird bird

two two

will will

and and

eggs eggs

then then

nests nests

from from

from from

it it

there there

taken taken

By By

ducks ducks

head, head,

Some Some

outlet outlet

gently gently

to to

on on

on on

heavily heavily

and and

the the

14, 14,

the the

animals

revealed revealed

from from

the the

of of

chick chick

Mokulua Mokulua

grounds, grounds,

with with

protected protected

and and

the the

safe safe

U-shaped U-shaped

water. water.

mountain mountain

saw saw

the the

Hawaiian, Hawaiian,

Most Most

group group

were were

duck duck

carrying carrying

refuges refuges

except except

if if

nests nests

out out

in in

had had

a a

aside aside

The The

are are

sides sides

the the

from from

old old

break break

5 5

and and

retreated retreated

rufous rufous

nesting nesting

filled filled

before before

observer observer

allowed allowed

pond pond

caught caught

with with

or or

eggs eggs

in in

strictly strictly

inches. inches.

feeding feeding eggs. eggs.

an an

Oahu Oahu

saw saw

by by

an an

know know

Perkins Perkins

swim swim

island island

they they

saw saw

left left

them them

predaceous predaceous

(Henshaw.) (Henshaw.)

be be

or or

have have

them them

of of

body body

10 10

white; white;

to to

boys boys

to to

Hawaiian Hawaiian

Mokulua Mokulua

koloa koloa

covering covering

for for

marshes marshes

brown brown

of of

to to

Kailua Kailua

and and

upwards. upwards.

Alana, Alana,

those those

stomachs stomachs

they they

loss loss

now now

on on

the the

other other

with with

8 8

the the

the the

at at

unbroken unbroken

heard heard

survival survival

Kaelepulu Kaelepulu

Fleming Fleming occasion occasion

Some Some

marshes marshes

ground ground

on on

2.12xl.29 2.12xl.29

of of

ducklings ducklings

sides sides

inches." inches."

safe safe

Woodside Woodside

and and

them them

feet. feet.

their their

for for

and and

curled curled

returning returning

rufous rufous

the the

and and

one one

indistinguishable indistinguishable

The The

Kahoolawe. Kahoolawe.

from from

the the

should should

lagoons, lagoons,

and and

interesting interesting

20 20

its its

below. below.

John John

are are

searching searching

whether whether

ones. ones.

Moving Moving

swamp swamp

of of

buff; buff;

Through Through

three three

bid bid

bordered bordered

On On

be be

on on

war war

and and

islands islands

David David

and and

or or

and and

average average

eggs eggs

found found

nest. nest.

Mr. Mr.

measures measures

quite quite

counted counted

eggs eggs

breast breast

and and

about about

feathers feathers

the the

when when

coastal coastal

bold bold

mongoose mongoose

li~hter li~hter

lagoons lagoons

young young

the the

bogs. bogs.

outlet outlet

and and

between between

main main

leaves. leaves.

1891 1891

a a

war war

active active

contained contained

would would

was was

purple, purple,

7 7

The The

Lanai Lanai

lined lined

tail tail

islands islands

eggs, eggs,

the the

on on

Lanikai, Lanikai,

brownish brownish

the the

Kawainui Kawainui

It It

after after

patch patch

Museum. Museum.

numbers numbers

the the

the the

one one

found found

back, back,

length length

Lanikai. Lanikai.

that that

Henshaw Henshaw

grass grass

nest nest

flier, flier,

had had

forest forest

bird bird in

ovoid ovoid

deep deep

her her

off off

mottled; mottled;

in in

on on

They They

I I to to

the the

March March

down down

by by

taro taro

making making

except except

the the

future. future.

near near

central central

off off

the the

she she

them. them.

to to

life. life.

young young

a a dead dead

able able

is is

stepped stepped

Bishop Bishop

On On

Mokulua Mokulua

hoped hoped

One One

shooting, shooting,

once once

the the

a a

on on

abdomen abdomen

to to

brown; brown;

I I

white, white,

the the

it it

in in protected protected

the the

mongooses. mongooses.

brown brown

an an is is

pond pond

but but

bird bird

reduced reduced

that that

the the

on on

in in

islands. islands.

common common

peculiar peculiar

beach beach

speculum speculum

in in

Mokulua Mokulua

mountain mountain

pond pond

and and

islands islands

is is

It It

chicks chicks

are are

a a

is is

and and

eggs. eggs.

deep deep

for for

have have

of of

brown brown

Oahu Oahu

on on

alight alight

all all

the the

afterward afterward

8 8

lagoons, lagoons,

animals. animals.

much much

carrying carrying

the the strictly strictly

throat throat

nested nested

surface. surface.

is is

setting setting

cats cats

nothing nothing

resting resting

safety safety

black; black;

koloa koloa

Eggs Eggs

duck duck

of of

covered covered them. them.

On On

markings; markings;

mostly mostly

on on

on on

with with

a a

beings, beings,

be be

detrimental detrimental

Mokulua Mokulua

Kaelepulu Kaelepulu

males males

days days

duck duck

in in

see see

have have

pools pools

been been

is is

and and

islands islands

a a

originally originally

eggs eggs

The The

be be

Birds Birds

down down

swamp swamp

This This

well well

law. law.

the the

specimens specimens

the the

outwit outwit

the the

few few

has has

food food

there there

pushed pushed should should

moved. moved.

could could

the the as as

there there

rounding rounding

so so

of of

human human

to to

predaceous predaceous

not not

released released

originally originally

broods, broods,

saw saw

a a

the the

of of

twin twin

by by swimming swimming

it it

draining draining

small small

was was

streams streams

the the

marked marked

of of

blackish blackish

neck neck

brownish brownish

Sea Sea

4 4

a a

is is

is is

or or

us us

to to

of of

of of

on on

for for

the the

the the

the the

the the

full full

it it

four four

in in

It It

were were

have have

took took

us us

killed killed

Fig. Fig.

where where

breed. breed.

1 1

to to

season season

species species

an an

seemed seemed

told told

laid laid

Wilson Wilson

ducks.) ducks.)

·

delicate delicate

Hawaii Hawaii

Bow Bow

nene nene

and and

we we

shoot shoot

3, 3,

gives gives

fight fight

lowlands lowlands

saw saw

that that

a a

we we

to to

with with

by by

tail-coverts tail-coverts

the the

of of

nearly nearly

to to

of of

eggs eggs

lava lava

the the

They They

we we

the the

pained pained

interscalpulars interscalpulars

few few

'indigenous' 'indigenous'

nest nest

Plate Plate

breeding. breeding.

extinction extinction

as as

shooting shooting

It It

would would

elevation elevation

on on

bird bird

attention attention

saved saved

Birds Birds

the the

a a

domestic domestic

upper upper

mountain mountain

related related

the the

hunt hunt

wary wary

Hawaiians Hawaiians

and and

Henshaw Henshaw

protection protection

parts. parts.

rough rough

specimens specimens

lowlands lowlands

or or

semi-wild semi-wild

as as

were were

to to

and and

open open the the

and and

them them

goslings goslings

have have

but but

drew drew

birds. birds.

found found

signifies signifies

The The

young young

the the higher higher

the the

the the

fly, fly,

back back

of of

hunters hunters

complete complete

some some

under under

a a

was was

under under

brush. brush.

especially especially

used used

to to

birds birds

on on

to to

little little

rump rump

the the

ground, ground,

It It

of of

the the

side side

young young

than than

of of

They They

the the

young young

and and

sufficiently sufficiently

ranchers ranchers

at at

the the

upper upper

now now

shot shot

rich, rich,

(Maoli (Maoli described described

inches. inches.

two two

migratory migratory

the the

Henshaw Henshaw

DUCK DUCK

on on

1891 1891

the the

back, back,

is is

had had

is is

natives natives

the the

He He

in in

fatter fatter

birds birds

pieces pieces

and and

the the

danger danger

up up

The The

migrated migrated

neck, neck,

when when

before. before.

finding finding

bird bird numbers numbers

and and unable

of of

ground ground

become become

that that

birds birds elevation. elevation.

Bows Bows

maoli. maoli.

The The

lower lower

six. six.

in in

wild wild

and and

from from

much much

days days

the the

3.36x2.35 3.36x2.35

faced faced

to to

chicks chicks

hollow hollow

birds birds

the the

The The

feet feet

afterwards afterwards

young. young.

will will

principally principally

over over

December December

lava lava

chicks. chicks.

Sclater Sclater

season season

likely likely

a a

fringe fringe

few few

to to

Koloa Koloa

Islands." Islands."

bird bird

blackish; blackish;

few few

bands; bands;

in in

is is

level, level,

a a

the the

a a

HAWAIIAN HAWAIIAN

beings. beings.

were were

as as

moulting moulting

three three

and and

a a

two two

about about

when when

It It

open open

years years

went went

2,200 2,200

young young

open open

by by

species species

the the

fortunate fortunate

action. action.

sea sea

still still

head head

were were

the the goose goose

there there

markings markings

elevati~n. elevati~n.

eggs eggs

to to

hence hence

brown brown

only only

from from Koloa,· Koloa,·

time time

the the

the the

Ten Ten

remaining remaining

not not

this this

very very

human human

of of

are are

compared compared

about about

a a

on on

Sandwich Sandwich

its its as as

described described

this this

hunters hunters

feet feet

by by

of of

had had

birds birds

a,t a,t

to to

ranchers. ranchers.

specimens specimens

that that

averaging averaging

two two

is is

the the

Top Top

were were

bird. bird.

nearly nearly

rufous rufous

of of

those those

whitish whitish

season, season,

distinguish distinguish

surrounded surrounded

having having

eggs eggs

by by

There There

the the

from from

names: names:

collected collected

of of

state state

2,000 2,000

nothing nothing

to to

nest nest

of of

of of

ranch ranch

We We

hunted hunted

taken taken

with with

that that

wet wet

with with

white, white,

we we

party party

down down

wyvilliana wyvilliana wyvilliana

vegetation vegetation

unafraid unafraid

caught caught

wonder wonder

as as

raised raised

when when

generally generally

state. state.

wild wild

unwary unwary

a a

"Adult. "Adult.

specimens specimens

surface surface

The The

We We

had had

"Birds "Birds

the the

a a

about about

brown brown

'native,' 'native,'

Anas

Hawaiian Hawaiian

in in

food food

brown brown

quite quite

they they

number number

the the

cream cream

hoped hoped

been been

little little in in

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