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50.No. Phaonius obecura,
Hawai
native name - Oman
Length 7.4 inches, Wing 4.10 inches Tail 3.10 inches
Culmen .635 inches, Faresus 1.45 inches, For. 90 inches
Depth of beak 2.25 inches, Distance from tip of
beak to wing (carpal joint) 2.00 inches.
Color of beak Blue black, width of same .40 inches.
Found at upper edge of coffee field at 8900
foot elevation on Horne's Ranch, Hanakaua
Hawaii on Aug.10/1903. Adult male. Color