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one nesting at Sand Point, in the Shumagins. In 1925, I learned 

 that a local guide, John Gardner, has seen a kingfisher at False 

 Pass in the autumn of 1924, probably in October. He stated that 

 he had seen one there in the previous autumn, but that they did 

 not summer there. 



On August 23, 1936, these 10-year-old reports were verified 

 when we saw a kingfisher at False Pass. Again, in 1938, Scheffer 

 saw one at False Pass, back of the cannery buildings. In 1941, 

 Beals and Longworth reported that, as of January 13, "one bird 

 seen daily for several weeks," and later reported "one bird seen 

 about the cannery buildings all through March and April." 

 Gabrielson also noted them at False Pass in winter. 



Cahn reports from Unalaska Island that — 



I have three records for this species, all in the area of Captain's Bay: On 

 August 17, 1943, a male and female were seen flying over the tip of that 

 bay; on August 21 a single individual was seen near the village of Unalaska; 

 and on July 27, 1944 a male was seen and heard near the mouth of the 

 Shaishnikof River. 



This suggests possible nesting as far west as Unalaska, though 

 it has not been verified. 



Gabrielson observed the kingfisher in winter as far west as 

 Unalaska, and he reported that one was killed at Nikolski Village, 

 on Umnak Island, and was identified by the village school teacher. 



Family PICIDAE 



Dendrocopos pubescens: Downy Woodpecker 



Dendrocopos pubescens nelsoni 



Friedmann (1935) has summarized what we know of this 

 bird's occurrence on Kocliak Island, listing a number of specimens 

 taken there. Swarth (1934) had referred to the Kodiak bird as 

 leucurus, but, after comparing a number of specimens from this 

 island with mainland forms, Friedmann concluded that it should 

 be referred to the interior- Alaska nelsoni. 



We saw none elsewhere, and Osgood did not mention the species 

 in his report on the base of the Alaska Peninsula. Cahalane, 

 however (1944), records that a male was observed between Iliuk 

 Bay and Mount Katolinat on September 19, 1940. 



Pico'ides arcticus: Black-backed Three-toed Woodpecker 



Osgood (1904) records a single specimen taken by McKay on 

 the Mulchatna River in March 1883. No other data have been 

 secured on this species for the territory here considered. 



