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CEPPHUS CARBO Pallas. 

 SOOTY GUILLEMOT. 



This species was only seen near Sakhalin Island, where a few were 

 found in the outer part of Aniwa Bay, and two pairs on the east coast . 

 near Cape Patience. 



CEPPHUS COLUMBA Pallas. 

 PIGEON GUILLEMOT. KAJURKA. SVISTUN. 



The Pigeon Guillemot was very common about Unalaska, as well 

 as about all the other Aleutians which we visited. At Agattu and 

 Attu many scattered pairs were found about the cliffs, where they 

 were probably breeding, although I found no eggs. This bird was 

 common at Copper and Bering islands, and we met with occasional 

 pairs at various places in Bering Sea, near the Bogoslovs among others, 

 and also in the Pacific as much as 200 miles from Unalaska. 



CEPPHUS SNOWI Stejneger. 

 SNOW'S GUILLEMOT. 



We found Snow's Guillemot common about Cape Lopatka and 

 down the Kurds as far south as the northern end of Yezo. Although 

 I judged from their actions that these birds were breeding on Simu- 

 shir, I was not fortunate enough to find any eggs. 



Subfamily ^LCIIsT^iC. 



URIA TROILLE CALIFORNICA (H. Bryant). 



CALIFORNIA MURRE. 



The California Murre was first seen on the day after leaving San 

 Francisco, and from then on, becoming rather more frequent until 

 we were off the mouth of the Columbia River, where they were abun- 

 dant in flocks of from six to twenty or more. M any companies were 

 seen sitting on logs which had been brought down by the river. 

 They remained numerous until we were well inside the Straits of 

 Fuca, when their numbers fell off, and they finally disappeared off 

 Port Townsend. In the passage between Vancouver Island and the 

 mainland they were very abundant at the northern end of Georgia 

 Gulf and about the entrance of the Seymour Narrows, but were not 

 seen anywhere else. Between Vancouver Island and Unalaska occa- 

 sional individuals or pairs were seen, becoming more frequent near 

 Unalga Pass, where they were very common. We found them about 

 all the Aleutian Islands, but apparently much less abundant toward 

 the west and about the Commander Islands. They were very com- 

 mon at sea in the vicinity of the Bogoslovs, as already noticed under 

 Lund a cirrJiata. 



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