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Stejneger (1885) considers this to be a resident of the Com- 

 mander Islands. 



Spinus pinus: Pine Siskin 

 Spinus pinus pinus 



Apparently, the pine siskin occurs only sparingly at the base of 

 Alaska Peninsula. Osgood (1904) obtained one at Iliamna Village, 

 and he saw a few others there and on the Nogheling River. He 

 saw a large flock at Tyonek and obtained three specimens from 

 it, but he saw the bird nowhere else about Cook Inlet (1901). 



'Friedmann (1935) indicates that the pine siskin occurs regu- 

 larly on Kodiak Island, and Beal obtained a specimen at Kodiak 

 on March 16, 1947. Apparently, however, it is not abundant in 

 this part of Alaska. 



It is interesting to note that on March 9, 1942, Gabrielson 

 saw a group of about 15 birds, which he thought to be siskins, 

 in a grove of spruce trees at Sand Point in the Shumagin Islands, 

 and on April 20, 1943, Lieutenant Eddy, of the U. S. Navy, 

 positively identified eight or ten siskins in the same spruce grove 

 at Sand Point. 



Lox/'o curvirostra: Red Crossbill 

 /.ox/a curvirosfra sitkensis 



This crossbill occurs on Kodiak Island, which probably is the 

 western limit of its range. Friedmann (1935) records three 

 specimens taken there by Bischoff on May 18 and June 13, 1868, 

 which were the only records he could find. We observed a group 

 of 12 crossbills feeding on spruce cones on Afognak Island, but 

 positive identification of the species was not possible. 



Osgood (1901) mentions a specimen taken at Graham Harbor, 

 in Cook Inlet, in 1892, by C. H. Townsend and B. W. Evermann. 



Loxia leucopfera: White-winged Crossbill 

 Loxia leucopfera leucopfera 



This crossbill seems to be more common than sitkensis in this 

 area. Osgood saw a few at Lake Clark and Iliamna (1904), and 

 many specimens have come from Kodiak (Friedmann 1935). On 

 June 15, 1940, Gabrielson obtained a specimen on Afognak Island. 

 McKay got a specimen in January, 1883, on Mulchatna River, 

 and Osgood (1901) found them to be common in Cook Inlet and 

 obtained specimens at Hope. We did not observe these birds on 

 our expeditions. 



