Number R1-20-30 Date: June 17, 1962 
Photo by David Marshall 
Location Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge 
Legend : Close-up of Laysan finch. This bird is 
abundant on Laysan but is found no where else in the 
world. Consequently it has attracted world wide inter- 
est among ornithologists. A similar finch considered 
to be by some a species and the other a subspecies is 
found on Nihoa. These birds are exceedingly tame. On 
Laysan they were observed eating seeds, green vegetation 
and seabird eggs, which they puncture with their bills. 

