1924/09/01 by Loye Miller · 2 citations
Social Sciences · Earth and Planetary Sciences · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies #Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology #Fossil Insects in Amber #Pleistocene #Geology #Branta #Paleontology
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from base, 16.7-18.5(17.8) ; tarsus, 22.8-25.6(24.8).Females (6 specimens), wing, 61.0-62.9(61.3) ; tail, 52.1-60.6 (57.7) ; culmen from base, 15.8-17.5 (16.5) ; tarsus, 23.5-24.5 (24.0).Type, wing, 64.2; tail, 57.5 (worn) ; culmen from base, 18.5 (approximate) ; tarsus, 25.6.Range.-Confined to Nihoa Island, Hawaii.Remarks .-Difference in length of bill and tarsus, when compared with C. familids, is slight, but kingi has these parts decidedly heavier.Measurements of a small series of familiaris are as follows: Males (5 specimens), wing, 59.1-64.6 (62.4) ; tail, 58.2-60.8(59.8) ; culmen from base, 16.0-17.2(16.7) ; tarsus, 22.0-23.7 (23.2). ' Females (3 specimens), wing, 58.0-59.0(58.6 j ; tail, 53.0-54.0(53.5) ; culmen from base, 16.3-16.5(16.4) ; tarsus, 21.8-23.2(22.3).Nihoa Miller-birds were encountered in heavy growth where they moved about in a leisurely manner, usually near the ground in dense cover, in action somewhat suggestive of vireos of the Yireosylva group.The breeding season had ended at the time of my visit, young were fully grown, and most of the adults had begun the post-breeding molt.I estimated the total number of individuals present as near 100.The bird is described from a series of sixteen skins.In conclusion it may be noted that Nihoa marks the northeastern limit for the genus Conopoderas in the Pacific.The species is named in honor of Lieutenant-Commander Samuel Wilder King, to whose interest and seamanship is due much of the success attained by the U. S. S.