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Pacific loon. We did not observe them there on our expeditions. 

 Osgood (1904) records a pair on Chulitna River, August 12, 

 1902, and he observed a few others "at comparatively long in- 

 tervals" on the Chulitna and Kakhtul Rivers; however, he adds 

 that "they were far exceeded in numbers by the Pacific loon." 

 McKay had collected specimens at Nushagak, and Friedmann has 

 recorded the bird from Kodiak Island. 



At the western end of Alaska Peninsula, however, red-throated 

 loons were abundant. They were noted in some numbers on Izem- 

 bek Bay in 1925. Turner (1886) found them to be abundant in 

 the Aleutians and records them nesting on Atka, Semichi, and 

 Agattu. We found these loons to be plentiful on Semichi, Agattu, 

 and Amchitka, and we noted them on Sanak, Adak, Tanaga, 

 Kiska, and Attu. Gabrielson records them on Attu, Amchitka, 

 and Izembek Bay. Friedmann and Cahn also recorded the bird 

 from Unalaska. They are present on all islands that bear suit- 

 able nesting ponds, and many of these red-throated loons spend 

 the winter in the Aleutians. 



Stejneger and Hartert report this loon as "abundant" and 

 breeding "frequently" in the Commander Islands. Clark also 

 noted a pair on Bering Island in 1906. 



Family PODICIPEDIDAE 



Podiceps grisegena: Red-necked Grebe 



Podiceps grisegena holbollii 



Friedmann (1935) records a bone, as well as several skins, 

 from Kodiak Island. Cahalane (1943) recorded these birds as 

 numerous in Uyak Bay and recorded a few in Kupreanof Strait. 

 He also observed 2 birds on Brooks Lake, in the Katmai region, 

 on September 9, and he observed 4 or 5 on the lower Naknek 

 River on September 28. He stated, "On Shelikof Strait, the 

 species was abundant between Katmai and Kinak Bays on Oc- 

 tober 4 and 5, and off Cape Nukshak on the 7th." 



On May 29, 1936, we found one of these birds in a pond, ap- 

 parently nesting, near lower Ugashik River, and another was 

 swimming in the river. 



A little farther west, in ponds near Port Moller, Jaques (1930), 

 reports several, June 4 and 20, 1928, and Gianini (1917) observed 

 several at Stepovak Bay in June 1916. 



On April 28, 1925, I obtained a specimen at False Pass, at 

 the extreme tip of Alaska Peninsula, and on July 21, 1925, I 

 found an adult with two young in a pond near Moffet Cove, at 



