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Henry Palmer and George C. Mimro, collecting fof tho Waiter 
Hot as child of Tring, England ; vi sited Lisianski in late June and early July 
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found bwelve species of sea birds and four of shore birds, seals and turtles, 
but does not mention a duck or a rail. 
On 12 March I 913 A. M. Bailey and G. Willett landed on Lisianski from 
the Revenue Cutter Thetis . They liberated 45 Laysan Rails and made brief 
notes on the avifauna, vhich vere later published by Willett (1919) and Bailey 
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(1956). When the Thetis next visited the island on 12 September 1914 a 
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chemical engineer, Carl Elschnef, made observations on the geology, flora and 
fauna..(KLschner, 1915). The Thetis next Visited Lisianski on 2h March 1915 
atvhich time First Lieutenant Munter made detailed observations on the avi¬ 
fauna (Annual Report of the Coast Guard for 1915 P* 13^-136). 
Accounts from other ship vrecks or visits to the island merely mention 
the presence of birds, seals and turtles, and lack any information of scientific 
Value. 
The Tanager Expedition, under .the leadership of Dr. Alexander Wetmore, 
visited Lisianski from 15 through 20 May 1923. . In addition to Dr. Wetmore, 
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he party included Eric Schlemmer, his assistant/ Dr. S. C. Ball, Bishop Museum; 
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David Thaanum, conchologist; C. Grant, naturalist; John Baker, collector; and 
George Higgs, cook. As plants and insects vere Very rare the expedition's 
botanist and entomologist did not remain ashore. G. P. Wilder, Federal varden 
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for the refuge, planted Barringtonia asiatica and other plants. Though no record 
vas apparently kept of vhich species vere planted on Lisianski, Dr. Wetmore 
has a list of the species given the expedition by the Department of Agriculture 
of the Territory of Hawaii for planting on the refuge. Of the ten species on 
