154 PROCEEDINGS OF UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



24. ]\rELOSPiZA ciNERA (Gm.) Ridgw. 



(3883) 9. 



(3884) 9- 

 8137G (3885) <? ad. 



81378(3887) 9 ad. Iliuliuk, " " " 7, '< 



(3888) 9. " " " " " " 



(3892) ^. " " " " 12, " 



(3898) S. " " " " 13, " 



(3899) c? ad. " " " " " " 

 81375 (3900) <? ad. " " " '■ " " 



(3901) 9. " " " " " " 



81379 (3902) ? ad. " " " '' " " 



(3903) 9. " " " " " " 



(3904) 9. " " " " " " 



(3905) <?. " " " " 1(>, " 



(3906) c?. " " " " " " 



A nest of this sparrow containing 4 eggs was sent over from Wooded 

 Island, Kodiak, July 11, 1880, by Nicolas Pavloff. 



On little Koniusbi Island it was not uncommon on the low ground 

 bordering Northwest Harbor. Not seen on the beach, because there is 

 none, properly speaking, and small Crustacea would scarcely occur in 

 sufficient numbers to attract these sparrows. 



It frequents the sea-shore at Chernoffsky and Iliuliuk, feeding among 

 sea-weeds. 



Upon examination of the measurement tables of J/, cinerea the pecu- 

 liarities of birds from Kyska and Attn will appear; the small bill, even 

 of the adult bird, is noteworthy, and it is to be hoped that sufficient 

 material will soon be obtained to determine the extent and value of this 

 divergence. 



