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Other endemic species include Hawaiian thrush (omao) Phaeornis obscurus; and the following honeycreepers, apapane Himatione sanguinea, elepaio Chasiempis sandwichensis, amakihi Hemignathus virens and iiwi Vestiaria coccinea.
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Yet a few years ago these same areas were abundantly supplied with native birds, and the notes of the 00, amakihi, iiwi, akakani, omao, elepaio and others might have been heard on all sides.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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Yet a few years ago these same areas were abundantly supplied with native birds, and the notes of the 00, amakihi, iiwi, akakani, omao, elepaio and others might have been heard on all sides.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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But among the forest trees of Puna the crimson _apapane_ (_Himatione sanguinea_) still sounds its "sweet monotonous note;" the bright vermillion _iiwipolena_ (_Vectiaria coccinea_) hunts insects and trills its "sweet continual song;" the "four liquid notes" of the little rufous-patched _elepaio_ (_Eopsaltria sandvicensis_), beloved of the canoe builder, is commonly to be heard.
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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Until she is 20 she lives under a strict taboo; then, as she strings _lehua_ blossoms in the woods, the _elepaio_ bird comes in the form of a handsome man and carries her away in a fog to be the bride of Kalamaula, chief's son of Kawaihae.
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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_alala_, I am not in that sound; when rings the note of the _elepaio_ then am I making ready to descend; when the note of the _apapane_ sounds, then am I without the door of my house; if you hear the note of the _iiwipolena_ [19] then am I without your ward's house; seek me, you two, and find me without; that is your ward's chance to meet me. '
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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_oo_; at 9 in the evening rang the note of the _alala_; at midnight rang the note of the _elepaio_; at dawn rang the note of the _apapane_; and at the first streak of light rang the note of the _iiwipolena_; as soon as it sounded there fell the shadow of a figure at the door of the house.
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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