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A VI FAUX A OP LAYSAN, ETC. 



It was of course one of Palmer's principal tasks to rediscover the Ciridopa anna, and he 

 succeeded in getting one specimen, which was shot by a native on the 20th of February near 

 the head-waters of Awini on Mt. Kohala, Hawaii. There, the natives sent him message, the 

 " Ulaaiwhane," as Palmer says it is properly spelt, was still seen in numbers, but when 

 Palmer arrived on the spot the former report was denied and they said the bird shot was the 

 only one seen there ! The " Loulu " palms, they said, were the trees formerly frequented by 

 the " Ulaaiwhane," and that they were very scarce now, although in some deep gulches there 

 might still be some more. Palmer, after staying a short time at the place and seeing no 

 sign of the bird, was apparently much disappointed with the place, and he concludes with the 

 following words:— " Undoubtedly there are more ' Ulaaiwhane ' in the place where the one 

 was shot, but if a bird is rare in such a country one might travel about for months and not 

 find one. I therefore thought it wiser to offer the natives a fair price for specimens and to 

 go personally to a more promising place. I have shown the natives at the place how 

 to make a skin, and they have promised to do their best." 



Palmer's hopes, however, were not realized, for no further specimen has turned up as 

 yet, and I am afraid this bird is nearly extinct. 



