Birds of the Hawaiian Islands; Being a Complete List of the Birds of the Hawaiian Possessions, With Notes On Their Habits
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p. 308, gives P. (Ethereus as a resident of the islands without reference or comment. There can HAWAIIAN BIRDS. 115 be no doubt that he, also, had in mind the present species. Thus athereus has no present claim whatever to be considered a bird of the islands. The koae, as the natives call this and the next species, is com- mon along the Windward side of Hawaii, frequenting, however, only those portions of the coast where the presence of cliffs offers cavities in which the birds may roost and ne...st. On sunny days the bos'n is frequently to be seen as, singly or in pairs, they slowly winnow their way along the cliffs, apparently inspecting them with a view to the selection of future homes. At such times the birds often fly over points of land that project into the sea, and occasionally are seen even over the cane-fields chasing each other in play. Lepturus appears to be the only species that now lives upon the windward side of Hawaii, although it is reasonable to suppose that the following bird occurs here, at least occasionally.
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