Tyrian purple rough indication of the likely range in which it appeared: _________ <br> _________ The lower one is the sRGB colour #990024, intended for viewing on an output device with a gamma of 2.2. It is a representation of RHS colour code 66A, which has been equated to "Tyrian red", a term which is often used as a synonym for Tyrian purple. The colour name "Tyrian plum" is popularly given to a British postage stamp that was prepared, but never released to the public, shortly before the death of King Edward VII in 1910. Tyrian purple Tyrian purple (, "porphúra"; ),
Laysan finch The female is duller than the male, with brown streaking. It is almost impossible to confuse the Laysan finch with any other bird in the field as it is the only passerine species found on the few islands it lives on. On its discovery the Laysan finch was an endemic resident of the small island of Laysan, along with the Laysan rail ("Porzana palmeri"), the Laysan honeycreeper ("Himatione fraithii"), the Laysan duck ("Anas laysanensis"), and the Laysan millerbird ("Acrocephalus familiaris familiaris"). Populations were introduced to several islands, including Pearl and Hermes Atoll, where the species persists, and Midway Atoll, where