CONTENTS 



Part I. p age . 



Introduction 7 



Purpose and members of the expedition 7 



Hawaiian Islands Reservation 8 



Water and natural food supply 9 



Seals 9 



Rabbits introduced on Laysan 9 



Guinea pigs 10 



Insect pests 10 



Birds as seed carriers 11 



Narrative 11 



List of birds on Laysan 13 



Island bird census 23 



Part II. 



Introduction 25 



Comparison of conditions in 1903 and 1911 26 



Recommendations for future protection of the reservation 29 



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