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Adult and juvenile Laysan honeycreepers The Laysan honeycreeper (Himatione fraithii) is an extinct species of finch, first recorded in 1828, that was endemic to Laysan in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Its length was 13–15 cm (5–6 in) with a 64–69 mm (2.5–2.7 in) long wing. It was bright scarlet vermilion with a faint tint of golden orange on the head, breast and upper abdomen; the rest of its upper parts were orange scarlet. The lower abdomen was dusky gray fading into brownish white. The wings, tail, bill, and legs were dark brown. The bill was slender and downturned. It was nectarivorous and insectivorous, gathering nectar and insects from flowers. The breeding season was probably between January and June, and the clutch size was four or five eggs. In 1903, domestic rabbits were introduced to the island and destroyed its vegetation. In April 1923, only three Laysan honeycreepers were found, one of which was filmed. On April 23, a sandstorm hit the island, and the last birds perished due to lack of cover. (Full article...) Recently featured: Falcon's Fury Gothic boxwood miniature Rachelle Ann Go
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Pope Gregory I

Perhaps it is too late, however, I believe that the coronation of Pope Gregory I (arguably one of the most influential popes) in AD 590 is more important than a spark at a chicken nugget factory in 1991. -- Ambrosiaster (talk) 16:11, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

It was me who both wrote the other other article and stuck it in the template. Yes, it is too late for this year, but I will modify the template once it leaves the main page and replace with the item you suggested. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 16:42, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

2012 notes

• New articles (unused): Battle of Worcester
• Omitted: Battle of Lalakaon; Łachwa Ghetto; Giuseppe Farina (ineligible—maintenance); Hamlet chicken processing plant fire; Beslan school hostage crisis (ineligible—maintenance)
• Included: Pope Gregory I (3rd appearance, last in 2010); Richard I of England (4th appearance, last in 2010); Frederick Douglass (first appearance); Flag of Australia (5th appearance as blurb, last in 2010); Holy Cross dispute (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 07:39, 2 September 2012 (UTC)

2013 notes

• New articles (unused): Battle of Cooch's Bridge
• Omitted: Qatar (ineligible—maintenance); Pope Gregory I; Richard I of England; Frederick Douglass; Flag of Australia; Łachwa Ghetto; Holy Cross dispute
• Included: Battle of Lalakaon (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Battle of Worcester (first appearance); Treaty of Paris (1783) (8th appearance, last in 2010; rescued from Ineligible); Zyklon B (first appearance); Hamlet chicken processing plant fire (3rd appearance, last in 2011)

—howcheng {chat} 06:10, 2 September 2013 (UTC)

2014 notes

• Omitted: Battle of Lalakaon; Battle of Worcester; Treaty of Paris (1783); Zyklon B; Hamlet chicken processing plant fire
• Included: Qatar (rescued from Ineligible); Richard I of England (6th appearance, last in 2012; 925th anniversary); Battle of Cooch's Bridge (first appearance); Frederick Douglass (2nd appearance, last in 2012); Łachwa Ghetto (3rd appearance, last in 2012); Holy Cross dispute (2nd appearance, last in 2012)

—howcheng {chat} 06:49, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

2015 notes

• Omitted: Richard I of England; Battle of Cooch's Bridge; Frederick Douglass; Łachwa Ghetto; Holy Cross dispute
• Included: Pope Gregory I (4th appearance, last in 2012); Battle of Worcester (2nd appearance, last in 2013); Flag of Australia (8th appearance, last in 2012); USS Shenandoah (ZR-1) (first appearance; 90th anniversary); Zyklon B (2nd appearance, last in 2013)

—howcheng {chat} 06:46, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

2016 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Frederick Douglass (maintenance)
• Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Giuseppe Farina
• Omitted: Pope Gregory I; Battle of Worcester; Flag of Australia; USS Shenandoah (ZR-1)
• Included: Battle of Lalakaon (3rd appearance, last in 2013); Richard I of England (6th appearance, last in 2014); Peace of Paris (1783) (first appearance); Hamlet chicken processing plant fire (4th appearance, last in 2013; 25th anniversary)
• Repeats: Zyklon B (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total; 75th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 06:52, 3 September 2016 (UTC)

2017 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: USS Shenandoah (ZR-1) (maintenance)
• New articles (unused): Frank Capra; Pauline Kael
• Omitted: Battle of Lalakaon; Richard I of England (ineligible—maintenance); Peace of Paris (1783) (ineligible—maintenance); Zyklon B; Hamlet chicken processing plant fire
• Included: Battle of Naulochus (first appearance); Battle of Cooch's Bridge (2nd appearance, last in 2014); Malcolm Campbell (first appearance); Łachwa Ghetto (4th appearance, last in 2014); Holy Cross dispute (3rd appearance, last in 2014); Edward Coke (first appearance); Prudence Crandall (first appearance); Tereska Torrès (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 06:34, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

2018 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Pope Gregory I (maintenance); Frank Capra (maintenance)
• Omitted: Battle of Naulochus; Battle of Cooch's Bridge; Malcolm Campbell; Łachwa Ghetto; Holy Cross dispute; Edward Coke; Prudence Crandall; Tereska Torrès
• Included: Battle of Lalakaon (4th appearance, last in 2016); Flag of Australia (9th appearance, last in 2015); Red Terror (8th appearance, last in 2016; moved from August 30; 100th anniversary); Giuseppe Farina (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Hamlet chicken processing plant fire (5th appearance, last in 2016); Frank Macfarlane Burnet (first appearance); Gaston Thorn (first appearance); Pauline Kael (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 06:20, 4 September 2018 (UTC)

2019 notes

• New articles (unused): Percy Chapman
• Omitted: Battle of Lalakaon; Flag of Australia; Hamlet chicken processing plant fire; Gaston Thorn; Pauline Kael
• Included: Battle of Worcester (3rd appearance, last in 2015); Sinking of SS Princess Alice (2nd appearance, last in 2004; rescued from Ineligible); Holy Cross dispute (4th appearance, last in 2017); Umar al-Aqta (first appearance); Scott Carson (first appearance)
• Repeats: Red Terror (2nd consecutive appearance, 9 total); Giuseppe Farina (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total); Macfarlane Burnet (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 16:21, 9 September 2019 (UTC)

2020 notes

• Omitted: Battle of Worcester (ineligible—maintenance); Sinking of SS Princess Alice; Red Terror; Giuseppe Farina (ineligible—maintenance); Holy Cross dispute; Umar al-Aqta; Macfarlane Burnet; Scott Carson
• Included: Pope Gregory I (5th appearance, last in 2015; rescued from Ineligible); Battle of Cooch's Bridge (3rd appearance, last in 2017); Flag of Australia (10th appearance, last in 2018); Malcolm Campbell (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Beslan school siege (2nd appearance, last in 2011; rescued from Ineligible); Archibald Bower (first appearance); Tereska Torrès (3rd appearance, last in 2019; also appeared on September 20, her death date; 100th birthday); Vince Lombardi (first appearance; 50th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 20:40, 4 September 2020 (UTC)

2021 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Red Terror (maintenance); Zyklon B (date not in article)
• New articles (ineligible): Battle of Dunbar (1650) (TFA for 2021
• Omitted: Pope Gregory I; Battle of Cooch's Bridge; Malcolm Campbell; Beslan school siege; Archibald Bower; Tereska Torrès; Vince Lombardi
• Included: Battle of Naulochus (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Battle of Worcester (4th appearance, last in 2019); Hamlet chicken processing plant fire (6th appearance, last in 2018; 30th anniversary); Holy Cross dispute (5th appearance, last in 2019; 20th anniversary); Umar al-Aqta (2nd appearance, last in 2019); Percy Chapman (first appearance); Pauline Kael (2nd appearance, last in 2018; 20th anniversary)
• Repeats: Flag of Australia (2nd consecutive appearance, 11 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:22, 4 September 2021 (UTC)

2022 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Pope Gregory I (maintenance); Beslan school siege (maintenance)
• Omitted: Battle of Naulochus; Battle of Worcester; Flag of Australia; Holy Cross dispute; Percy Chapman; Pauline Kael
• Included: Battle of Lalakaon (5th appearance, last in 2018); Battle of Dunbar (1650) (first appearance; rescued from Ineligible); Sinking of SS Princess Alice (3rd appearance, last in 2019); Łachwa Ghetto (5th appearance, last in 2017; 80th anniversary); Edward Coke (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Macfarlane Burnet (3rd appearance, last in 2019)
• Repeats: Hamlet chicken processing plant fire (2nd consecutive appearance, 7 total); Umar al-Aqta (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 20:06, 19 September 2022 (UTC)