for a number of years the Biological Survey# U. 3, Department 
of Agriculture# has had in mind a detailed survey of the islands com¬ 
prised in the Hawaiian Bird Reservation# a project finally realised 
during the past summer when arrangements were made with the Havy 
Department for transportation# and the use of a mine sweeper# the 
0* 8. 3# Manager# was secured for a period of four and one half months. 
She survey# made in cooperation with the Bishop da seam of Honolulu# 
covered as broad a field as practicable. The personnel of the 
scientific party# trader direction of Dr. A. Wetmore of the Biological 
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Survey# varied from month to month but on the average twelve men were 
kept constantly in the field from April 4 to August 13# 1923. She 
work covered the entire chain of leeward islands in the Hawaiian group 
from Jflhoa to Ocean Island distant thirteen hundred miles from Honolulu. 
Visits were made as well to Johnston and lake islands. Extensive 
collections of mammals* birds# reptiles# fishes# insects# shells# 
miscellaneous marine invertebrates* corals# plants and marine algae# 
and rook samples were Collected as opportunity offered# and much 
general information secured. A number of islands wear® accurately 
mapped for the first time# charts were corrected by the officers 
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of the Tanager# and other data of value to mariners secured. 
Previous to this Laysan and Midway islands had been thoroughly 
covered# but other islands had been visited by naturalists for periods 
of a few hours only# or in some cases had been wholly unknown. Through 
the able assistance of the officers and crew of the Tsnager camping 
