June, 1919] Birds of the Katmai Region 485 



became so tame that they hopped about under the stools on 

 which we were sitting and took pieces of bread which we 

 dropped for them, or they ahghted on the table and picked up 

 crumbs about our plates and occasionally perched on our 

 shoulders. Finally the young were old enough to leave the 

 nest and came with their parents but would stand and squawk 

 until the latter came with food. They developed rapidly and 

 finally were able to come alone and soon learned to visit our 

 store room and help themselves. As they became more and 

 more meddlesome we tried to bar them from the tent but we 

 did not succeed very well for they were quite handy in finding 

 small openings that we overlooked. Up to the time we left 

 they were making regular visits to our supplies and we found 

 them to be much earlier risers than we were. I have often 

 wondered what they did after we came away. The old ones 

 ceased to come about regularly after the young were able to care 

 for themselves and for a time we did not understand the reason, 

 but one day we saw them looking very much tattered and worn. 

 Molting time had come and apparently they were in partial 

 hiding for their new plumage to develop. Specimen taken. 

 August 15. 



Melospiza melodia insignis Baird. BischofT's Song Sparrow. 



A very common species inhabiting the rocky coast of Kadiac 

 Island. Its chirp is much like that of our common song sparrow 

 of eastern United States. It interested me especially because 

 of its abundance and because it is much like a song sparrow we 

 studied from the Katmai Bay region. Specimen taken 

 September 12. 



Melospiza melodia sanaka McGregor. Aleutian Song Sparrow. 

 A few specimens observed along the rocky coast of Katmai 

 Bay. It is not quite so dark colored as the last but otherwise 

 is much like that subspecies. Both are larger than the song 

 sparrow we know in Ohio and both have longer and slenderer 

 bills. Specimen taken July 25. 



Passerella illiaca unalaskensis (Gmehn). Shumagin Fox 

 Sparrow. 



We found these birds in the margins of wooded areas and 

 specimens came to our tent on various occasions to pick up 

 crumbs for food. They were very quiet and retiring in habits, 



