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In view of so much variation, obvious in any series from a 

 given locality, and because of the extreme overlapping shown 

 here, it would seem that subspecific variation best expresses the 

 nature of the forms. 



Friedmann (1935) reports one record for Kodiak Island, "two 

 specimens collected by Wosnessensky in 1842-1843, now in the 

 Zoological Museum of the Academy of Sciences at Leningrad." 



As mentioned above, we found several breeding birds on a low 

 marshy area near Snag Point, Nushagak River, in 1936, and a 

 female, collected there on May 25, contained two eggs almost 

 ready for deposition of the shell. Several pairs were seen on the 

 tide marshes at Ugashik River, May 27 and 29. 



Jaques (1930) observed several of these birds, and collected 

 one at Port Moller, June 12, 1928. 



At Izembek Bay, near the west end of Alaska Peninsula, Donald 

 Stevenson collected an immature female, July 2, 1925, and I 

 obtained another immature female there, July 24, 1925. These 

 birds possibly could have been migrants, but we believe they 

 were on their nesting grounds. The locality is excellent habitat 

 for this bird. 



Cecil Williams, a member of our party in 1936, reported seeing 

 a long-billed dowitcher on Bogoslof Island, June 5, at the little 

 "sulphur lake." On such a barren island, this sighting is a most 

 surprising occurrence. 



Ereunetes pusillus: Semipalmated Sandpiper 



Eyerdam (1936) reports that this bird was collected at Una- 

 laska and Unimak — the only report of this species for the Aleu- 

 tion district. I have not had an opportunity to see these speci- 

 mens. 



Ereunetes maun: Western Sandpiper 



Friedmann (1935) mentions that specimens were collected on 

 Kodiak by Bischoff, August 10 to 15, 1868. These are the only 

 positive records based on specimens. This bird should occur 

 there in migration more commonly than these meager records 

 show. On May 10, 1936, C. S. Williams obtained a specimen on 

 Ushagat, one of the Barren Islands, which are not far from 

 Kodiak. Osgood (1904) mentions two specimens collected by 

 McKay at Nushagak, and Hine (1919) observed them commonly 

 in the Katmai-Kashvik Bay area, where he collected specimens. 

 Wetmore found these birds to be common near Thin Point, on 

 the Alaska Peninsula, August 3 to 13, 1911, and back of King 



