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loxioides ballei,
Hawaii
No.73
Native Name - Palila
Length 6.90 inches, Wing 3.65 inches, Tail 2.61 in
Tarsus 1.00 inches, Toe .90 inches, Culmen .50 inches
Depth of beak .40 inches, [Distance from tip of
beak to base wing (carpal joint) - inches.
(not measured)] Distance from tip of wing to tip
of tail about 1.50 inches. Adult female, found
at 7.800 feet elevation up among the Manamane
trees on Honu's Ranch, Hamakua Hawaii
on Aug. 26.1903. Moulting