PROSPECTUS. 



The Author's collectors have been actively engaged for some years past in exploring the Islands of the Hawaiian 

 Archipelago, and many species of birds, new fco science, have been discovered by them; these, with others, will 

 be figured in a series of about 46 Hand-coloured Plates, — most of which will be delineated by that master-hand 

 Mr. J. G. Keulemans, and others, including tinted Plates, are entrusted to Mr. F. W. Frohawk's careful 

 treatment. 



In addition to the above, a most interesting series of Collotype Photographs, showing various phases of bird-life 

 and landscape, will be included in the Volume. 



The size of the book will be imperial Ho, and will be issued in 3 Parts, price £3 3s. each, net. 



As no separate Parts will be sold, Subscribers are expected to continue their Subscriptions until the work 

 is completed. 



The Edition is limited to 250 Copies. 



CONTENTS OF PART I. 



Introductory Notes 



Pp. i-vi 



Diary of Henry Palmer 



Pp. vii-xiv 



Plato: Group of Palm-trees. Laysan Island. 



„ Collecting Guano. „ „ 



„ Guano-sheds. „ „ 



„ Tram-line and Sheds. „ „ 



Lighthouse. 



„ Coast View. „ „ 

 „ Wrecked Sailors' House, Midway or Brooks Islands. 



List and Description of the Species of Birds from Laysan and the Neighbouring Islands. 



Page 



1,2 



3,4 

 5, (5 

 7 



1. Acrocephalus familiaris 



2. Himatione freethi 



3. Telespiza cantans 



4. „ flavissima 



5. Porzannla palmeri 9, 10 



6. Charadrius fulvus 11 



7. Strepsilas interpres 13 



8. Totanus incanus 15 



9. Nunienins tahitiensis 17, 18 



10. Anas laysanensis 19, 20 



11. Fregata aquila 21-24 



12. Sula cyanops 25, 26 



13. „ piscatrix 27, 28 



14. „ sula 29-31 



15. Phaeton rubricauda 33, 34 



16. Gygis alba 35, 36 



17. Haliplana lunata 37, 38 



18. „ fuliginosa 39,40 



19. Anous stolidus 41, 42 



20. ,, hawaiiensis 43 



21. Puffinus nativitatis . 



22. „ cuneatus . 



23. (Estrelata liypoleuca 



24. Bulweria bulweri 



25. Oceanodroma cryptoleucura 



26. Diomedea chirensis 



27. 



immutabilis . 



45 

 47 

 49 



51 

 53 

 55 



57,58 



Plate of same, coloured. 



Plate of same and H. sanguinea, coloured. 



Plate of same, coloured. 



Plate of same, coloured. 



Plate of same, coloured '. 



Plate of same, coloured. 



Plate : Female Frigate-bird. Laysan Island. 



„ Young Frigate-bird. w 

 „ Frigate-bird and Gannet fighting. M 

 „ Frigate-ljird on Nest and 2 Albatrosses. w 

 „ Palmer among the Frigate-birds. fj 

 ,, G an nets. 



,, ,, 



„ Palm-tree mentioned by Kittlitz, with 

 Gannet's Nest. 



White Tern. 



„ White Tern. " " 



Plate of same, coloured. fj 

 Plate : Nesting-place of Sooty Tern, French Frigate Shoals." 



Plate of same, coloured. 



Plate : Noddy Terns nesting. Laysan Island, 

 f 1. Anous stolidus. } „ , 

 » 12. „ melanogenys.) Coloured - 

 Plate of same, coloured. 



Plate of same, coloured. 



Plate : White Albatrosses and Petrels on Nests. Laysan Island. 



Plate of same, coloured. 



Plate : Colony of Black Albatross. 



Plate of same, coloured. 



Plate : Colony of White Albatross. 



„ Group of Four White Albatrosses. 



„ A month's supply of Albatross-Eggs. 



„ White Albatross on Nest. 



„ Albatross-Nests. 



„ Guano Diggers among the Albatrosses. 



Two Coloured Plates of Nests and Eggs. 



PRINTED BY TAYLOR AND FRANCIS, RED LION COURT, FLEET STREET. 



