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it is common. Its mouth was filled with insects and an earthworm. 

 Measurements from the fresh bird: Length, 9.87; extent, 15.50; tar- 

 sus, 1.31 ; middle toe and claw, .94. 



5. Saxicola genanthe (Linn.) Bechst. 



81336 (3639) ^ juv. Cape Lisburne, Alaska, Arctic O., Aug. 21, 1880. 



81337 (3640) <? " " " " " " " 

 (3641) ^ " " " " " " " 



81338(3743). Port Clarence, " Sept. 6, ," 



(3787). Chamisso Id., Kotzebue Sd., Alaska, Aug. 31, '** 

 (3788). " " " " " " " " 



At Cape Lisburne this bird was found with Anthus ludoviciamis, but 

 was not nearly so abundant as the titlark. I saw it also 10 miles to the 

 eastward of Cape Lisburne. Its movements are similar to those of An- 

 thus. It was feeding here on grass seeds and fruit of Saxifroga, and was, 

 in consequence, excessively fat. 



On Chamisso Island the only two seen were secured ; they were on a 

 sand and gravel beach and the low bluffs adjacent. 



Capt. E. P. Herendeen went ashore, September 1, on the east side of 

 Choris Peninsula and reported having seen stouechats, one of which 

 he wounded but could not get. Owing to the rain he found it useless 

 to attempt to collect small birds. 



At Port Clarence only one was seen ; this was near the beach on the 

 west side of the spit. The day was cold and windy, with a little rain and 

 some snow. Plectrophanes nivalis was of more frequent occurrence, 

 though not plentiful ; Centrophanes lapponicus was rather common. 



6. Parus atricapillus septentrionalis (Harris) Allen. 



81679 (3352) alcoholic. Port Chatham, Cook's Inlet, July 6, 1880. 



81680 (3428) alcoholic. St. Paul, Kodiak, July 13, 1880. 



The Port Chatham specimen was shot with a rifle by Mr. Baker in 

 the timber near Refuge Cove. 



On Kodiak Island we found the species in the timber near the potato 

 ground of the St. Paul people. 



7. Anorthura alascensis (Baird) Coues. 



81339 (3896) <? ad. lUuliuk, Unalashka, Oct. 13, 1880. 

 81340(3897) 9- " " " " " 



This was one of only eight species of land birds seen by me October 

 6 to 18, 1880. The other birds were Passerculm sandwichensis, Melos- 

 piza cinerea, Corvus corax carnivorns, Leucosticte griseinucha, Arquatella 

 Couesii, Heteroscelus incanus, and Ealicvetus leucoceplialus. Lagopus ru- 

 pestris was, of course, present, but I did not find it. 



Anortliura was more abundant at Chernoffsky than at Iliuliuk. At 

 both places I found it frequenting the rocks near the water's edge and 

 the faces of cliffs looking seaward. 



