FAUNA OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND ALASKA PENINSULA 45 



frequent all day, singly and in small groups, a conservative estimate for 

 the total number, 30. 



We did not see this bird on our expeditions, but at Attu Island 

 the native chief insisted that there was a third petrel, calling it 

 le-vi-dre-che. He said that it is gray in color — if we understood 

 him correctly — but that it is distinct from the forked-tailed and 

 the Leach's petrels, with which he was also familiar and for 

 which he had names. 



The chief provided some native guides, and we visited two 

 small islets, Cooper and Gibson Islands, which are adjacent to 

 Attu. We searched diligently and hopefully, but we found only 

 the other two species. Inasmuch as it is known to breed in New 

 Zealand, and because the egg dates are "December 24 to January 

 7" according to Bent, one would not expect to find it nesting in 

 the Aleutians. But in view of the Attu chief's confidence in the 

 matter, there was a possibility that the bird may enter burrows 

 to roost. 



Pferodroma cookii: Cook's Petrel 

 Pterodroma cookii orientalis 



A. W. Anthony (1934, p. 77) recorded a specimen of this petrel, 

 postively identified, which was taken at Adak Island by members 

 of the crew of the U. S. S. Kingfisher. It was 1 of 2 such birds 

 that came aboard the ship, and the specimen saved had been 

 sent to the San Diego Zoo in California, where it was placed in 

 the collection of Louis B. Bishop. 



Fulmarus glacialis: Fulmar 

 Fulmarus glacialis rodgersii 



Attu : Kil'U-ghoo-kin 



Atka: Ah-ga-hich 



Probably Russian Commander Islands: Glupisch (Stejneger) 



The Atka name for fulmar should not be confused with their 

 name for killer whale, which was recorded as A'-ga-loh, with 



shorter syllables. 



Fulmars are common in the North Pacific and Bering Sea 

 region, though in varying numbers. They are seen on the Gulf 

 of Alaska, in small groups, in company with the black-footed 

 albatross and shearwaters. We found them in Shelikof Strait, 

 between Kodiak-Afognak Islands and the mainland, and farther 

 west near the Shumagins. A few were seen north of the Alaska 

 Peninsula, east to Bristol Bay, and north to Nunivak and Nelson 

 Islands They were more abundant among the eastern Aleutians, 



