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were not abundant, but I heard more up the hillside. The volcano, 

 Pavlolf,is visible from the village, and was sending up columns of smoke 

 during our stay. 



48. PeLIDNA ALPINA AMERICANA. CasS. 



(3598) 9 . Port Providence, Plover Bay. Siberia, Aug- 13, 1880. 

 (3599). " " " " " " " " 



81417 (3600) $. " " . " " " " " " 

 81415 (3601) <?. " " " " " " 14, " 

 81416(3778),?. Cape Lisbnrne, Alaska, Arctic O., " " 21, " 



(3779) ^ jxiv." " " " " " " " •• 



81414 (3780) t?. Cape Lisburue, Alaska, Arctic O., Aug. 21, 1880. 



81418 (3766) 9 . Icy Cape, Alaska, Arctic O., " 25, " 



81419 (3783) 9. Point Belclier, " << '< " 27, " 



A very common species at all of the places named above. Feeding 

 on the beach or at tide-pools and fresh- water ponds. 



49. EuRiNORHYNCHUS PYGM^us (Liuu.) Pearsou. 



81434 (3795) juv. Port Provideuce, Plover Bay, Siberia, 1880. 



Shot on the end of the spit by a native, most probably late in August. 

 Amnuinition was left with this boy on the 13th of August for the ex- 

 press purpose of getting this sand piper, and one month later we were 

 rewarded by receiving from him the only specimen we saw of the species. 



50. Heteeoscelus incanus (Gmel.) Cones. 



(3831) ^. Port Providence, Plover Bay, Siberia, Sept, 14, 1880, 



81421 (3832) <?. " " " " " " " " 



81420 (3907) <? ad, Uiulink, Unalashka, Oct, 16, 1880. 

 (3822) 2 sternuras, of 3831 and 3832, 



The Unalashka specimen was in winter plumage, the only one seen 

 there. Its call drew me towards it. 



At Port Providence no others were observed except the two here 

 recorded. They were found standing on the rocks near the eastern 

 border of the harbor, teetering like some of the small species of Acto- 

 dromas. 



51. Phalaropus fulicarius (Linn.) Bp. 



(3603) <?(?). Oft' Cape Tcbaplin, Siberia, Aug, 15, 1880. 



81422 (3604) ^ (?), Oft" Cape Tchapliu, Siberia, Aug. 15, 1880. 



81423 (3781) 9 ( ?). Point Belclier, Alaska, Arctic O., Aug. 27, 1880. 

 Immense flocks of this phalarope were heard and seen off Cape Tchap- 



lin. Their twittering was a very pleasant sound. The day was calm, 

 clear, and pleasant, so that a line opportunity was afforded for the use 

 of the dredge and the pursuit of phalaropes. At Point Belcher again 

 we saw large flocks of the same species, feeding in the swash of the 

 tide along the beach, and drifting shoreward with the incoming current 

 from short distances at sea. The northern phalarope, on the other 

 hand, was observed at the margins of fresh- water lagoons. 



