The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-07-29
A TRIP TO NlHoA.
Graphic Description of the
visit.
|, An Aaaitioa . ornithologr.

kprr4 - q a iare ard raiseeihanecus crowd vhicA
bad asseraeled 70 NitreSS the start u TIE much
a strsam q trunks, packages, boxes, parcels Ct
fruits ard cther articles Ct ard lrxery polred
helter skriter OF hctrd arafd the array u excar-
ssonisss snd then frisedS, uho strncgled np and
racniss - tie cs,-asicn. Snnae two hundred pas
sscge-s thrcrSed TIE decks as the vessel steamed
"a O. tie veyage, the hrser part Of geoEn were
! regular e1c1racntStS kcakc1 for Nihoa, the
balance beinE passengers for ksEsh
Her Rcysl HsShness, Princess l2licckal1nLwith
her private hat and crew, a large retinre q
women dressed in kclckns % etne plaid and
aocrzrponied By ne royal Standard was Gun
spic1o1s feature q the exleSition. .-..
| II Gid not seem that rcoun could be found On
board for he horizontal stovage u all The paSser
f-ora view ard Waisnae's hluds loouasd ~ II the
| tsiii,ht transformation seere took place, Where-
I by the decks became gradually and eNenly paved,
vita rpen AID women Toe paving stones fhrs
/ ecniition OF things made 4 asoneShar hazardous
performances foS oae With his sea-legs % % With
oct theni for that matter, 70 walk the decks, Nos
\ AID then darins individual would start upcn
| rnis dilAcris Undertaking and uoRld al once b.
coc,s an osiect q interest cy aversion ACCORDING
- ths sad poiut ~ recrtnhency OF the speetator
| HIS erratic movements, as be would eateayor
zith ySyyias saeeesssto sisP cay N fhe eEeyieys
rccfin the meantime or fatling 10 do 81, paving
! the - Rsa an uncisnt Hawaiian idolkfcr propi
fsiEtirE Is Stone dsry, q sheis daReer aIlaa lrg
Il Y
entert,lnins SPECTACLE o thcse AZ afe distance.
and terTityi1s cue to the PAVING stones IN ques-
a. he a,-kuess ,.ts,ret ana the viole; LIGHT
/ faded from the West the hurricane deek srvw
! merry With varied entertainments after his
wsliian yu1th and maiden had II turn given speci-
| rnens q the Hawaiian rational dance 70 the pas
slouate rythnie thrnnu ming Of taro patch ndGle.
| soa-s were sung, HaBaiian and foreSa. senti-
/ mental and patriotic Ia one sids OF the piloi
hosse a party o yocrg men gave some roos'ng
| ehorsssss With f1e ycices, varied with an oeci-
sioaJ JIG fs0n truly talented member Of the
| ua-tv Ca the ether slde q the pilos house =
eoupls o. darssls eonpletely iguorinS the strains
arisfns frOuI the cther slas q tee deek accom-,
panied Sheir syeat sYn'pSinsIie Noiess VIA wen
| Al We r-sssed the shsltering reaches OF tue wu-
s1-Se aiouatssns sad began b feel the swell % the
cper "a. sound ard msErrrnent and the eating OF
I vaserIrelcus gra3ually ceased and siie1ee and
sleep attacked the ships company, with the result
| Oniy hoBever Of drawn battle
AZ NawjhWili = lergs part Of TIE s1cursionistS
I wsrs ashore and we've teasted BY Governor hanoa
Al Waiugss the expeditHn halted for nearly %
Ecurs giving ample time for further feastiuS, and
! fJr sight seeing 20 ! few ente-prising ones At
xboGl calf pas strse " sdrsscay atleraooa ever
bodyI va S9siy on e'aSu and ve wsse u AS
uuin ssifos Nshea. Ihers Vas some sxiSilaratinS
influence IN Wsiued, Judging from the gayety Of
unAnusf With which Lllny u the s1cnrs,QntstS re-
turned 70 The steamer at that pt9ce. One yccng
No. indeed vs. past tyesy and esd 10 be literally
al upJr vkie Ia the boat, 70 keep hiui FROM eIa-
bracins everybody, or Of Jumping overheard, and
lslen - boat resrehed me steamer De was peIIs1
ca bgard b. the nds and legs ike any Plg, aud
JFtu sd On 70 deck N hsap vhsrs be lay oblvrous
The rest % the day. Another gentlemen sppu-
sully N the same condition, lay On his back on
the deck IN the sun VIII as mouth siSoty open'
wien HIS E1celsncy the Minister Of Finance CON-
Irg aIong ard seeing hin, immediately stopped.
and with appcuprAte gestures rsetted over hiit.
Nsrk Antony E aPosarophss = ms esst S3esSF.
Before dark, Kauai and NIinau had faded frOnl
sizht. uur cO1rse was little north OF vest, the
EsrG was fair ard light, and the sea smooth. At
5zy -izaE liz Esxt Ecruiug Nlho9 vas an slSht
a stg1 RICK pe-lerdiculAr n its northern side and
having steep slope at its southern. hundreds |
OF sea-biris came 10 meet Us and new oyer dtt /
1roG1d Us ard through car risS1nS apparently u
vestigating every jeslil OF the steamer and is
cccuplnrs. As We approached the Island We |
turued slightly % the north AID e1asted around I
near toe shore. The water = Of great dspth close
to the shore this SIDE, being DARK blue rStL W
10 the rocks On tie northern, western and north |
eastern sides the shores precipitouS reaching
10 height os over eight h-nGred teet AZ the high
est point: these prscipices are over hanging I
stone dropped from the top viii fall to the base |
WITHOUT striking anything p is descsut. Eruui /
tie top Ct these prseipiees the ground slopes |
shLrply ausy % the SEA On the othsr SIDE AZ an R
angie % about % deErses. II one should cut a |
musk rle1n transyersely and set Ole-halt on 4 Il
table viii the cut side down, and then should BY |
a perpsndicnlar cot t1ke On one side OF i about /
As thick a. the the rnd and pulp, this segment 50
-suJoved and standing On its edge wOdld give /
GOOD general idea Of the shape Of Nthod winch Ap-
rsars 10 Be bur tha segment Of uuch Larger |
islllG. the resi- Of which has disappeared, now |
seal leave u alr. Blsa0p the scientist OF the
party 10 dscsrtHtn and explain! After rounding |
the islIud On the north west We came to anchor |
OF he southern shore which contained several |
snail BAYS, but offered very poor land1nes faelll-
ties rhs birds nov sSarrned about the steamer
II thousands, lowering around WITH the greatest 4
APPARENT c1rlcslsy,-bLrdS Of al kinds, from the L
Lo1ily Frglts bird ID the drum HHutlys " itsEwake
- ~ 20 81 rrggI
standard which few from. the mGinniast and
lowered ab01t II, floating n the air At the dis
lance Of a few Inches, gazing upon II WITH rapt
az Ilraltisn or astonishuezt-
A boat vas suou lowered and took the captain
IN search Of boat bKndIng, the surveying party,
the photographers, Mr.. Hall with seeds 70 plant
bird 1uiaa with i l-Ee basSst for egEs- heavy
silrf bro ke on the rocky shore and upon the one
s1nd beach. A binding was nnally selected and
subsequently used, hut as tEO or three of the boats
=sre sESmpe5 duEIng the day vhlle landing and
taking Of passengers, Il could not be regarded as
satisfactory; It was simply place 90 the bold
rpczv shore where the waves broke VIOLENTLY and
rlsagnd fen Perh1ps fVsys fees sttInss; thtsboWs
~ ~ b,,at vUuld Be eautiozsiy arDEed to ap-
pruach and at the propitOus moment would be
urged lGai1st the ROCKS and the landing effected
by frantic and flying teSps FROM ths bows. In the
ruaartirrs the Tuser wUult suddenly rise and
nearly submerge those Eho had Just found a foot
Ing OF. the rocks. or would fail leaving the bows
If rae boat caught and the stern far below, and
these diE5cultiss large number OF Tie e1eurslou-
lists including women and children Mrs. DOulinis,
among the rest, went ashore There l. no le7sl
ground on the whole island; the steep slope begins
al the shore and continues TO the top Of the upper
sharp EDGE Of the ridge. This slope Is covered
with growth q q kind OF bGrSn grass N the
more exposed pllces, ard guarded shrub N the
rlvf1Rs. Tie birds are eyeryEnere, trOuI the
sh6re to the highest point A sea-bird not yet
described BY the bIrd-uau was found N large
uzzbers II holes IN the ground generally under
the buch Erass EIrsady referred To- sitting on one
long white egg resembling hens egg e1ceps N
shape. The little black stormy petrol vas also
found sittin, On its white egg II holes II the
ground. The splsndid Ul1 Or red tr0pic bird vas
the only other bird that lad its esSs II holes or
under ground: II however chose generally a cavity
under over hanging roeks and Did not burr0T.
Thsse three kinds OF birds would REMAIN on their
nests and defend them against our arteuPts q rob
them the trupic bird making loud cry md light
Ing despsrasey with rs blll aZElnsr al ntrudsrs.
LIE rad trupic bird furnishes the slender red tai
feather E1Ich pr1zad Tor kaAiis. rs oiil Is OF
Ire cherry red and he rest Of the body pure
vhlte The esg IS about the szs of 4 small tzr-
kzyis egg and OF 4 rica chocolate bryEu eul0r the
hazdsc1lest 0t al The eZEs foqId co the Island.
Two Kinds q Boohy and tbs FrIgzae birds we're
Numerous and had nests much alike. made upon
the top branches Of a low scrazgT bush OCCASION
aly Il the hranches Of palm trses these uests are
perfectly fat from sz 70 eight inches n diameter
and Z, d Of a few sticks loosely lterrEIusd-
ThRsa hiraz l1y bat one egg each AID We fund
great numbers Of their nests, each tenaated by
one yU1uC bird some fllf grown bat unnedzsd-
The sight OF these wang birds, neatly pure Etite,
each ocrupyIu its Iietls IudTTHilal platfOrui was
Iz.iicrJas, a iEss aPPzD1rhsd them they would
stand erect ii state Of great escIteneat and 0pec
Ard sir7t thair hilis with great rspidity, waving
th-Jr Vi1zss ha1t bsIs los Elal1u any atteEIPt T.
escape, Qae variety q Body Wien encountered
III -lese creuIst trcss reminded one OF some in
rIsis1ed uTanr Il Cssticalabed herrely with is
hog ulEa1gec EIn-s ard see saw cd It's head up
AID toEn giving oct incass1ut and defiant
sh8zt fruu the EI2e oPen bill Inc swallowing
81 pacIsY Qf these yUuz bids IS trzly s1rVrsI1g5
t-eir bills easily creci 10 slrHtci1 OF $50 degrees
We did Let sugcesd N rrDc1rinz sCrs Of thess l
three Eirds Of birds We found tie stretch q |
wings OF ous OF the F.gzss birds to Be 81 feet ten
inches |,
There ara two other bids, the Hide-aFlSs and
the Noio, whose eggs very similar beng white
-spcckied VITA brown and a-e laid on the bare | ]
rock without any preEznse Of 4 usst. snail pure
Fhizs bini zb511dsd Il lz-gs Ezuhers, bot vas
shy and I'd not seem q Be lIFzg this Eas proc
ably the Write tern Gggss-ilb,a The 4CreIt euTi-
osity among the birds vas a small, yellow ard
bruzn bird abg1t the s1ze Of Eznet- and rlzcE
~ sbIizz Il thls Fsrizs had sch feet AID 8 IN
tally tas 81 aEess aater bud II ezIstsnee, and
Is probably Al UadsscEi5ed Fariety- No specimen {
OF these were secured ard I'd s-Zs found A few
hours spent II clzberInE ever the steep Slopes Of
tie STAND Eith nothing b drink made every oCE
ziIIInz 70 Estzrn On boaz1- One CT tED thought
fzI persons bfooRht ca1teens o. bottles Of water
1shorH, but the supply vas utterly inadequate 70
TIE demand which vas 20 great that one thirsty
as EsadF @ pay q aailA- FOX drink