214 PEOCEEDINGS OF UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



Michael's, Alaska, September 19,1870: "Bill purplish flesh-color,, ratlier 

 light, and bordered along gape by black. Iris hazel." 



March 15, 1882, I had the opportunity of examining a living young 

 specimen. The bill was black, except the portion between the nostrils, 

 the posterior half of the upper tomium, and the whole margin of the 

 lower mandible, which were of a vivid pinkish flesh color. The yellow 

 spot in front of the eye was veiy perceptible, of common length, but 

 still narrower and duller than in the quite adult bird. Iris hazel. The 

 plumage white, except head and neck, which were gray, somewhat 

 lighter than in the specimen described above. 



