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6-7, 1902, and McKay obtained a specimen at Nushagak, June 

 21, 1881. 



Gabrielson noted two specimens at King Cove, March 25, 

 1942. He obtained a specimen at Kodiak in October 1944 and 

 obtained three more in 1946. 



On our expeditions we saw no horned grebes in the Aleutian 

 Islands, but we observed several at Port Chatham, Kenai Penin- 

 sula, on May 6, 1936, and observed two at Ushagat Island, of the 

 Barren Islands group, 5 days later. 



However, there are a few records for the Aleutian chain. 

 Laing (1925) saw about a dozen horned grebes at Unalaska, 

 presumably in early spring judging from his itinerary. Bailey 

 (1925) records two specimens taken by Hendee at Unalaska, 

 September 21, 1922. Cahn (1947) reports on this bird at Un- 

 alaska: "Seen sparingly in any of the bays during December 

 and January, always solitary and rather shy. December 2, 1943, 

 and February 21, 1946 are the extreme dates of record." Turner 

 (1886) reports seeing a grebe at Attu that he suspected was 

 auritus, but states that he did not observe it in the Aleutians in 

 the summer, "and at no time to the westward of Unalaska 

 Island." However, on July 1, 1946, Gabrielson noted one horned 

 grebe on Amukta. Taber (1946) noted them in small numbers 

 on the salt-water lagoons at Adak Island throughout the period 

 of his observations and mentions specifically the dates November 

 22 and January 9. 



The bird noted by Turner at Attu might well have been 

 auritus, because Stejneger (1885) obtained a skeleton of one in 

 the Commander Islands, though he considered it rare. Hartert 

 (1920) also records two horned grebes wintering on the Com- 

 mander Islands. 



There is no evidence that the horned grebe nests in the Aleutian 

 district, but, according to these records of its occurrence, it 

 evidently winters in those waters. 



Family DIOMEDEIDAE 

 Diomedea nigripes: Black-footed Albatross 



Attu: A-la-gri-gich or Ah-la-gri-gich 

 Atka: A-ga-lig-ahh or Ah-ga-lig-ach 

 Agligax (Jochelson) 



This is the albatross common in the North Pacific during our 

 summer season, at least from May to October. The earliest dates 

 that I have noted this bird were April 20-23, 1925, in the open 



