last observed in June 1944 on Eastern Island
flightless island beachgrass burrow-nesting insectivore endemic to Laysan, Hawaiian Islands
specimens in London, Denver, New York
disappeared after introduction of rats; brush clearing for mosquito control had eliminated the rails by 1920, and remnant populations transplanted to Midway were destroyed by dust storms and rats during World War II
References:
Fuller, E. Extinct Birds of the World QL676.8.F85 1987 ISBN 0-8160-1833-2 p.81
Greenway, J. C. Extinct and Vanishing Birds of the World QL676.7.G7 1967 p.231
King, W. Endangered Birds of the World; The ICBP Bird Red Data Book QL676.7.K56 1981 ISBN 0-87474-584-5 Preamble 8
Nilsson, G. The Endangered Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN 0-938-424-09-7 p.213
Williams, J. and Nowak, R. chapter in The Last Extinction QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139
Ziswiler, V. Extinct and Vanishing Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.107
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