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| Keywords: nihoa millerbird nihoamillerbird nihoa island nihoaisland 1962 smithsonian institution smithsonianinstitution smithsonian institution archives smithsonianinstitutionarchives blackandwhite black and white Creator: David B. Marshall Local number: SIA2011-1352 Summary: RU 245 Box 230 Folder 2. A Nihoa millerbird on nest in shrubby growth of Chenapodium sandwicheum and Sida fallax near the summit of Miller's Peak on Nihoa; Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge. This may have been the first nest of this bird found on Nihoa. It contained one egg which was being incubated by two individuals; presumably male and female. This photograph was taken as part of the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program. According to the caption on the back of this photograph; the bird was found on Nihoa's 146 acres and nowhere else in the world. A note indicates the rarity of the bird. The bird continues to face the threat of extinction. Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. Creator: David B. Marshall Local number: SIA2011-1352 Summary: RU 245 Box 230 Folder 2. A Nihoa millerbird on nest in shrubby growth of Chenapodium sandwicheum and Sida fallax near the summit of Miller's Peak on Nihoa; Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge. This may have been the first nest of this bird found on Nihoa. It contained one egg which was being incubated by two individuals; presumably male and female. This photograph was taken as part of the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program. According to the caption on the back of this photograph; the bird was found on Nihoa's 146 acres and nowhere else in the world. A note indicates the rarity of the bird. The bird continues to face the threat of extinction. Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. | ||||
