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a few about the Commander Islands, down the Kamchatkan coast 

 to ("ape Lopatka, and among the Kurils, where they were common 

 about Siinushir. Wo saw occasional individuals among the southern 

 Kurils almost as far south as Yezo. 



jETHIA PYGM JEA ( Gmelin). 

 WHISKERED AUKLET. MALINKA KONJXJGA. PETUSCHKA. TURUTURK. 



iETHIA PUSILLA (Pallas). 

 LEAST AUKLET. 



Owing to my inability positively to distinguish these two species 

 in life, I have t hought it best to enter my observations under a double 

 heading. Probably most of my remarks refer to M. 'pusiUa among 

 the Aleutians and to .K. pygmsea in the Kurils. 



Abundant in Unalga Pass, and common about Atka, Aitu, and 

 especially Agattu; a number of these small anklets were seen about 

 the Commander Islands, down the Kamchatkan coast, and off the 

 Kurils. They were extremely numerous at sea on the day after 

 leaving Simushir, but after that we did not meet with them. 



SYNTHLIBORAMPHUS ANTIQUUS ( Gmelin i. 

 ANCIENT MURRELET. STARIK. WINGOROUTSCH. 



Ancient Murrelets were very common all about the slimes of the 

 Aleutian Islands and in the bays and harbors, being rather more 

 numerous about Atka, Attn, and especially Agattu, than elsewhere; 

 they were rather common about Copper and Bering islands, and a 

 few were noticed along the eastern Kamchatkan coast, and down the 

 Kurils as far as Simushir. 



BRACHYRAMPHUS MARMORATUS (Gmelin . 

 MARBLED MURRELET. 



'I'he Marbled Murrrlet was first noticed in Pugel Sound, where it 

 was rather common as far as Port Townsend; a, number were seen 

 in different places in the channel between Vancouver i-iand and the 

 mainland, especially just before entering Seymour narrows. On 

 reaching the open sea. we found these birds very common until it 

 became dark, after which we saw no more until we reached I nalaska, 

 where a number were met with in 1 nahra Pass and about the rocky 

 shores of the island. A female was secured in the inner harbor, near 

 the Dutch 1 [arbor w hail'. 



BRACHYRAMPHUS. species. 

 MURRELET. 



A few birds belonging to this genus were seen in Avacha Bay, 



Kamchatka, and down the coast toward Cape Lopatka; but as none 

 were secured their identity is doubtful. 



