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Family TROGLODYTID^E. 



NANNUS HIEMALIS PACIFICUS (Baird). 

 WESTERN WINTER WREN. 



The Western Winter Wren was common aboul Dockton and Union 

 Bay. There was at leasl one other species of wren at these places, but 

 as 1 did not obtain specimens I can not l>e sure of the identity. 



NANNUS MELIGERUS(Oberholser). 

 ATTU WREN. 



1 found this wren common aboul the cliffs and rocky shores of Attu 

 [sland and in the gorge of the stream which enters the sea to the right 

 of the town. I was not fortunate enough to find any other wrens in 

 the Aleutian Islands. 



NANNUS PALLESCENS (Ridgway). 

 COMMANDER ISLAND WREN. LIMASCHINKA. 



At Copper [sland one or two of these wrens were seen about the 

 cliffs near the town, hut they did not seem to he common. I did not 

 find them on Bering [sland. 



Family CERTHIDiE. 



CERTHIA FAMILIARIS OCCIDENTALS Ridgway. 

 WESTERN BROWN CREEPER. 



This bird was not uncommon in the woods about Dockton. Wash- 

 ington, and Union Bay, Vancouver Island. 



Family PAKID.K. 



PENTHESTES RUFESCENS RUFESCENS Townsend. 

 CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEE. 



The Chestnut-backed Chickadee was common about Dockton and 

 Union Bay, usually in small Hocks. Specimens secured are typical of 

 the race. 



^ENTHESTES KAMTSCHATICA (Bonaparte). 

 KAMCHATKAN CHICKADEE. 



A -mall company of these pretty little titmice was seen on one of 

 the hillsides near Pel ropaulski. 



PERIPARUS ATER INSULARIS Hellmayr. 

 JAPANESE COAL-TIT. 



A male of this form was caught on shipboard oh [wanai, on theeasl 

 ist of Hondo, September 19, L906. It is identical with others from 

 Japan in the National Museum collection. 



