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ZoNOTRiCHiA leucophrys gambelii (Nuttall). 

 gambel's sparrow. 



At 1.30 A.M. on the morning of May 17, 1914, two males, the only 

 Gambel's Sparrows seen, were taken at the door of the camp. On this 

 night the midnight sun was first seen. 



Melospiza melodia rufina (Bonaparte). 



SOOTY SONG sparrow. 



A male was taken at Woewodsky Island, Alaska, April 9, 1913. 

 Melospiza melodia caurina Ridgway. 



YAKUT AT song SPARROW. 



Three males were shot at Woewodsky Island, April 9, 1913. This 

 locality is south of the breeding range of this subspecies. 



Melospiza melodia sanaka McGregor. 



ALEUTIAN SONG SPARROW. 



Several Aleutian Song Sparrows were taken on the Semidi Islands, 

 Alaska, April 18 and 19, 1913. 



Passerella iliaca townsendi (Audubon). 



TOWNSEND's fox SPARROW. 



A single female was taken at Woewodsky Island, April 9, 1913. 



Icteridae. 

 EuPHAGUS carolinus (MiiUer). 



RUSTY blackbird. 



Mr. Dixon took a female Rusty Blackbird at Indian Point, Siberia, 

 on June 7, 1913. Indian Point is the most barren spot we saw on the 

 Chukchi Peninsula. This is undoubtedly the first Asiatic record for 

 the species. 



