. Bird lore . Report of an Expedition to Laysan Islands in 1911 283 While the main activity of the plume-hunters was directed against theAlbatrosses, they were by no means averse to killing anything in the bird linethat came their way. As a consequence large numbers of all the differentspecies of birds that occur on this island were killed. Among the speciesslaughtered may be mentioned Black-footed Albatross, Laysan Albatross, SootyTern, Gray-backed Tern, Noddy Tern, Hawaiian Tern, White Tern, BoninIsland Petrel, Wedge-tailed Shearwater, Christmas Island Shearwater, Red-tailed Tropic Bird, Blu
. Bird lore . Report of an Expedition to Laysan Islands in 1911 283 While the main activity of the plume-hunters was directed against theAlbatrosses, they were by no means averse to killing anything in the bird linethat came their way. As a consequence large numbers of all the differentspecies of birds that occur on this island were killed. Among the speciesslaughtered may be mentioned Black-footed Albatross, Laysan Albatross, SootyTern, Gray-backed Tern, Noddy Tern, Hawaiian Tern, White Tern, BoninIsland Petrel, Wedge-tailed Shearwater, Christmas Island Shearwater, Red-tailed Tropic Bird, Blue-faced Booby, Red-footed Booby, Man-o-war Bird,. .r ~A 1 ALBATROSSES WINGS PILED IN AN OLD SHED BY MILLINERY COLLECTORS ON j LAYSAN ISLAND j By permission of the Biological Survey jBristle-thighed Curlew, and without doubt many of the few species of thesmaller birds peculiar to Laysan as well as those that visit it as migrants. Fortunately, serious as were the depredations of the poachers, theiroperations were interrupted before any of the species had been completelyExterminated. So far as the birds that secure their food from the sea are con-cerned, it is reasonable to suppose that they will increase in number, and thatJiature will in time restore this island to its former populous condition if nofurther slaughter is permitted. Professor Bryan concludes his report with Recommendations for theFuture Protection of the Reservation which it is hoped will be made effective. Two Problems in Identification WE reproduce, by permission, two of the many identification problemswhich are submitted to us for solution. The first illustrates how,
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