. Report of an Expedition to Laysan Island in 1911: Under the Joint Auspices of the United States Department of Agriculture and University of Iowa . Fig. 2.—Bristle-Thighed Curlew, Laysan Island. 1 1 1 \^**& |H ! B?^^^^^^^*3<* -^ ) -*- * m^^ ^ & Fig. Rail. EXPEDITION TO LAYSAN ISLAND IN 1911. 21 Presumably the plumage hunters killed these birds for food, andthus nearly exterminated them. It would seem that without furthermolestation they might increase in numbers. Porzanula palmeri Frowhawk. Laysan Rail. The Laysan rail (PL IX, fig. 3) is one of the most interesting bir
. Report of an Expedition to Laysan Island in 1911: Under the Joint Auspices of the United States Department of Agriculture and University of Iowa . Fig. 2.—Bristle-Thighed Curlew, Laysan Island. 1 1 1 \^**& |H ! B?^^^^^^^*3<* -^ ) -*- * m^^ ^ & Fig. Rail. EXPEDITION TO LAYSAN ISLAND IN 1911. 21 Presumably the plumage hunters killed these birds for food, andthus nearly exterminated them. It would seem that without furthermolestation they might increase in numbers. Porzanula palmeri Frowhawk. Laysan Rail. The Laysan rail (PL IX, fig. 3) is one of the most interesting birdsfound on the island. Not withstanding its inability to fly it has notrouble in evading its pursuers. It runs and dodges from one grasstussock to another, down a petrel hole and out again before one canlocate it. One of the most laughable things imaginable is a manpursuing one of these bits of bird life, net in hand, continually drop-ping waist-deep down among the burrowing petrels. It was withmuch difficulty that we secured the specimens we needed for our col-lection. The} were everywhere fairly abundant on all parts of theisland
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