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(3570). Port Providence, Plover Bay, Siberia, Aug. 14, 1880. 

 (3749) t? . Port Clarence, Alaska, Sept. 6, " 



(37.51). '' " " " '^ '' 



81352 (3790) ^. " " " " '' " 

 (3784) S (0- Poiut Belcher, " Arctic O., Aug. 27, " 

 (3770) <J . Point Belcher, Alaska, Arctic O., Aug. 27, 1380. 



81351 (.3771) i. " " " " " " " " 



81354 (3773) $ (?). Icy Cape, " '' " " 25, " 

 (3592). Port Providence, Plover Bay, Siberia, Aug. 13, 18?0. 



81353 (3593) <?. " "■ " " " " " " 

 (3570) " " " " " Aug. 14, « 



81355 (3826) 9 . " " " " " Sept. 12, " 



On Little Kouiusbi Island I obtained one adult male and several 

 young birds — all of tbem from the top of the ridge several times refer- 

 red to. The young were able to make short flights only. 



At Plover Bay Plectrophanes nivalis was found in small numbers, 

 generally feeding on refuse near the summer tents ; difficult to shoot on 

 that account, and when it flew away it was hard to overtake, since it 

 remained only a few seconds in once place. 



Near Icy Cape, Alaska, Plectrophanes was again scarce, shy, and hard 

 to shoot. One of these buntings, which w^as followed for a long time, 

 but not secured, showed a nearer approach to the winter plumage than 

 the individual brought down. 



At Point Belcher P. nivalis was more abundant than at any of the 

 other localities where we obtained it, although even here there were 

 comparatively few, Centroplianes lapponicus being much more common. 



At Port Clarence few of the species were seen; they were usually 

 found not far from the beach, not going inland on the spit like Centra- 

 phanes. 



As we approached Cape Upright, Saint Mathew Island, September 

 22, 1880, small flocks of the snow bunting from the land flew around the 



18. Centeophanes Lapponicus (Linn.) Caban. 



<? (?). Belkoffsky, Aliaska, July 23, 1880. 



Cape liisburne, 



(?). 



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Point Belcher, Alaska, Aug. 27, 1880. 



Point Belcher, Arctic O., Aug. 27, 1880. 



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81677 (3671) alcoholic. Point Belcher, Alaska, Aug. 27, 1880. 

 81357 (3824) <? . Port Clarence, Sept. 9, 1880. 



The specimens obtained at Belkoflsky, which is on the peninsula of 

 Aliaska, were young; the species was by no means common at the date 

 of my collecting, but it was more abundant than any other land bird 

 except Passer cidus sandtcichensis. The birds were on the low plateau 

 bordering the sea-shore near the village. 



