brooks: birds from east Siberia and arctic Alaska. 369 



About the cliflFs of Copper Island, on May 6, 1913, they were abun- 

 dant and specimens were secured. 



During the last week in May we noted quite a number on Bering- 

 Sea as we were crossing from Cape Zhipanov, Kamchatka to St. 

 Lawrence Island, at about latitude 58° N. 



Fulmarus rodgersi Cassin. 

 Rodger's fulmar. 



Rodger's Fulmar was quite common May 27, 28, 1913, in Bering 

 Sea in the vicinity of 174° E., 58° N. The species was abundant dur- 

 ing June at the mouth of Providence Bay. 



Three males taken at Copper Island, April 3, May 3, and July 27, 

 were purchased. 



Diomedeidae. 



DiOMEDEA albatrus Pallas. 

 short-tailed albatross. 



One Short-tailed Albatross was seen a short distance Aortheast of 

 Attn Island on May 2, 1913. On the following day four were seen 

 when in sight of the same Island. 



Diomedea nigripes Audubon. 

 black-footed albatross. 



During the second week of September, 1914, while en route from 

 Unalaska to Seattle a group of about a dozen Black-footed Albatrosses 

 followed the vessel from Akitan Pass to the lower part of Vancouver 

 Island. 



Alcidae. 

 Uria lomvia arra (Pallas). 



PALLAS'S MURRE. 



Seen in great abundance about Bering Sea. On April 26, 1913, a 

 great migration was arriving at Bogoslof Island, the birds flying high 



