Bee keeping activities and field catalog of birds collected in Hawaii, v4273 1900-1903
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Hemignathus obscuros, Hawaii no.91 Native name - Akialoa dinght 6.20, Wing 2.90, Tail 1.70, Tarsus .92, Toe .80 Culmen 1.45, Depth of beak .23 , Distance from lift of wing to lift of tail, about .70 inches. Width of beak .23 inches. Upper culmen 2/5 longer than the lower mandible. Female, found about halfway through #3 field along road to Donnie's Ranch House on Sept. 14. 1903 among the Ohia. These birds have just made their appearance within the last week. Sept. >. 1903. at about 3,250 foot elevation.