LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 
PLATES. 
Birds op Laysan and the Leeward Islands: Facing 
Plate 1. Procelsterna saxatilis, Necker Island tern 
2. (1) Sooty tern (Sterna fuliginosa) and nest. (2) Customary activity over a large colony of sooty terns. 
(3) Portion of a sooty tern colony. (4) Characteristic view in large colony of sooty terns. (5) Looking 
north over Laysan Island, showing west shore of lagoon. (6) Cove, Necker Island, showing highest 
peak, 300 feet 
3. (7) Gray-backed tern (Sterna lunata) and young, showing nesting site. (8) Chick of Sterna lunata. (9) 
Hawaiian tern (Micranous hawaiiensis) on nest. (10) Hawaiian tern alighting on its nest. (11) Com- 
pany of Micranous hawaiiensis resting on bushes near the shore. (12) Noddy tern (Anous stolidus) and 
nest 
4. (13) White terns (Gygis alba kittlitzi) near the “nest.” (14) Nest of noddy (Anous stolidus). (15) Charac- 
. teristic “nest” of Gygis. (16) Another “ nest ” of Gygis. (17) Chick of Gygis alba kittlitzi about 3 days 
old. (18) The writer interviewing chief citizens of Laysan 
5. (19) View of a large colony of Laysan albatrosses ( Diomedea immutabilis), mostly young birds. (20) A 
corner in one of the colonies of Diomedea immutabilis. (21) Portrait of a young Laysan albatross. (22) 
Diomedea immutabilis feeding its young — first stage, the young asking for food. (23) Second stage in 
feeding young — old bird starting to disgorge. (24) Final stage in feeding young— arrival of breakfast. 
6. (25) Diomedea immutabilis; first steps in favorite dance and “song.” (26) Second step in the albatross 
dance. (27) Finale of dance— the duet. (28) A more common ending of dance— one “ singing,” the 
other snapping beak. (29) A pair of wedge-tailed shearwaters (Puffinus cuneatus). (30) Young of 
JEstrelatia hypoleuca 
7. (31) Red-tailed tropic bird covering chick. (32) Red-tailed tropic bird (Phaethon rubricauda) on nest. 
(33) Pair of Sula cyanops guarding young. (34) Blue-faced booby (Sula cyanops ) and young. (35) 
Blue-faced booby feeding young. (36) Sula cyanops guarding eggs 
8. (37) Red-footed booby ( Sula piscator) on nest. (38) Red-footed booby. (39) Male man-o’-war bird 
. (Fregata aquila) with inflated gular pouch. (40) Man-o’-war birds; female in foreground, two males 
beyond, on nests. (41) Christmas Island shearwater (Puffinus nativitatis) on nest. (42) Bristle-thighed 
curlews (Nwmenius tahitiensis) 
9. (43) Miller bird (Acrocephalus familiaris) andnest. (44) Laysanrail ( Porzanulapalmeri ) on nest. (45) Lay- 
san rail eating a tern’s egg. (46) Eggs of Laysan rail. (47) Nest and eggs of the Laysan teal. 
(48) Newly hatched young of the Laysan teal 
10. (49) Laysan finch ( Telespiza eantans) and nest. (50) Laysan finch. (51) Nest of Laysan honey-eater 
(Himatione freethi ) . (52) Nest of Laysan rail in grass tussock, viewed from above 
Notes on a porpoise prom the Hawaiian Islands: 
Plate 1. Porpoise, Prodelphinus attenuatus 
2. (1-4) Views of two skulls of Prodelphinus attenuatus 
Brachydra and Macrtjra op the Hawaiian Islands: 
Plate i. Native Hawaiian boy catching crabs 
it. The shrimper, Hilo 
hi. Etisus splendidus 
iv. Charybdis erythrodactyla 
v. Panulirus japonicus 
vi. Cyrtomaia smithi 
vii. (1) Sarmatium faxoni. (2) Ocypode laevis. (3) Pilumnoplax cooki. (4) Palicus oahuensis. (5) Palicus 
fisheri. (6) Manella spinipes 
viii. (1) Grapsus strigosus longitarsis. (2) Lophozozymus dodone. (2a) Lophozozymus dodone. (3) Carpi- 
lodesvirgatus. (4) Carpilodes coccineus. (5) Carpilodes supernodosus. (6) Xantho lacunosus. (7)Pach- 
ygrapsus longipes. (8) Lophozozymus intonsus. (9) Leptodius waialuanus. (10) Xanthodius biun- 
guis 
ix. (1) Leptodius molokaiensis. (2) Leptodius gracilis. (3) Leptodius nudipes. (4) Actaea nodulosa. 
(5) Medaeus ornatus. (6) Cycloxanthops angustus. (7) Etisodes electra. (8) Actaea garretti. 
(9) Actaea hawaiiensis. (10) Medaeus simplex. (11) Xanthias flavescens. (12) Xanthias canalicula- 
tus. (13) Micropanope sexlobata. (14) Xanthias minutus. (15) Banareia villosa 
X. Etisus splendidus 
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