40 Director' s Annual Report. 



Turtur chinensis (Scop.). 

 Occasional individuals of the introduced dove were seen in 

 the forests. One nest was taken. 



Asio accipitrinus sandvicensis (Blox.). 

 At nightfall on several occasions the Pueo was noted sailing 

 about in quest of food. I secured one male specimen on Janiiary 

 28 which seems to fall well within the measurements given for this 

 sub-species. The bird was 13.25 in. in length, with the wing 

 1 1. 1 5 in., tail 5.40 in., and the tarsus 1.60 in. 



Alauda arvensis Linn. 



One of the most successful attempts at introducing birds into 

 the Islands brought us the skylark. They are rapidly becoming 

 abundant in suitable localities, particularly in the upland pastures. 

 Nowhere on the island are they to be more commonly met with 

 than on the plains between the Waianae and Koolau range at 

 Wahiawa. 



Chasiempis gayi Wilson. 



This interesting, industrious little fly-catcher, commonly known 

 as the Elepaio, is much more frequenth' met with in the Waianae 

 mountains than in the Koolau range back of Honolulu, a fact 

 which might be regarded as indicating that while it does not fear 

 man or consider him as a serious natural enemy, it thrives better 

 in more secluded and inaccessible retreats. 



Bearing in mind the note given by the Hon. Walter Roths- 

 child in Avifauna of Ivaysan (p. 76), where he states that "Palmer 

 and his assistants have also seen the rufous-rumped bird on 

 the nest and feeding their young, although less frequently than 

 the white-rumped birds," and the farther remark quoted from Mr. 

 Palmer's diary for April, P893, saying that "I (Palmer) saw a pair, 

 one bird rufous-rumped, and the other wdiite-runlped, build a nest. 

 I think they change their rufous plumage into the white in the 

 second year if not later." We were naturally expecfting to make 

 some interesting observations on the point touching on the age at 

 which the Elepaio assumed the duties as well as the dress of the 

 adult breeding bird. Our observations were timely since they 

 were made in the height of the spring nesting season, and though 



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