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small party of jays visited our camp in the mountains near Hope. 

 A few were also seen at Tyonek. A large series was taken by 

 Bischoff at Fort Kenai." 



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Nelson (1887) speaks of this bird occurring throughout "the 

 Sitkan and Kodiak region." It is not clear whether he had spe- 

 cific reference to Kodiak Island. 



Cahalane (1944) found them "common in the spruce-aspen 

 'forest', and wherever scattered trees occurred," in the Katmai 

 region. 



Normally, this bird would, of course, be confined to the wooded 

 region, though Gianini (1917) reports that he saw 4 of these 

 birds one day at Stepovak Bay, a surprising record. No speci- 

 mens were taken. 



Pica pica: Black-billed Magpie 

 Pica pica hudsonia 



Turner and Nelson both reported the magpie as common on 

 Kodiak Island, and Friedmann (1935) has listed many specimens 

 taken there. In 1940, Cahalane observed several on Kodiak Is- 

 land and found them in many places in the Katmai region. We 

 noted magpie feathers at Port Chatham, Kenai Peninsula, in 

 1936. On May 10, 1936, we saw a magpie on Ushagat, Barren 

 Islands ; on May 13, we saw one on Af ognak ; on May 16, we saw 

 several birds and a nest with eight eggs on Nagai Island, 

 Shumagins; and, on August 26, we saw several at Sand Point, 

 Popof Island, in the Shumagins. We also noted one on Dolgoi Is- 

 land, May 24, 1937. In 1940, Gabrielson observed the magpie at 

 Kodiak, Sand Point (in the Shumagins), and Brooks Lake. 

 Turner (1886) heard of its presence at Belkofski, and he saw 

 one on Unga, in the Shumagins. Gianini (1917) found magpies 

 and nests at Stepovak Bay, and Wetmore found them nesting at 

 King Cove and saw them at Belkofski. 



Dall had stated (1873) that magpies do not occur on the north 

 side of Alaska Peninsula, but, in 1925, I found them nesting at 

 Moffet Cove, Izembek Bay. Undoubtedly, magpies are more 

 plentiful on the Pacific side. 



Curiously enough, we did not find any on Unimak Island, and 

 local residents said that they do not occur there, nor on other 

 Aleutian Islands. 



