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shore and aboul the town. This bird does not appear to be abundant 

 anywhere, and seems to be strictly limited to the vicinity of the sea. 



A series of 29 birds from CJnalaska, Atka, Kiska, Adak, Agattu, 

 and Attn show considerable individual and seasonal variation in the 

 intensity of the gray in the plumage. Birds from the western end of 

 the chain appear to average rather graver than those from Unalaska. 

 They are also a trifle larger. 



Iii the National Museum collection there are 5 fully grown young 

 from Unalaska, 3 shot on July 12, 1 on August 14, and 1 on August 

 15; 1 from Kiska, taken July 7: a young bird, just able to fly, from 

 Attn, dune 1 1. and another, nearly fully grown, from Attn, June 20. 



PIPILO MACULATUS OREGONUS (Bell). 

 OREGON TOWHEE. 



This bird was very common at Dockton, Washington, and at 

 Union Bay, Vancouver [sland, occurring mainly in the more open 

 places. 



Nine specimens, representing both localities, agree with Puget 

 Sound specimens in the National Museum collection. 



HYPOCENTOR AUREOLUS (Pallas). 

 YELLOW-BREASTED BUNTING. GOLDAMMER. 



I found this bird very common about Petropaulski, especially in 

 pastures with scattered trees and bushes and on scrubby hillsides. 

 'Their song, which is very sweet and pleasing, was heard on all sides, 

 this bird ranking next after Carpodacus erythrinus grebriitshid and 

 Calliopi calliopi as the third best vocalist of the district. 



A critical examination of twenty-one males of this species (Petro- 

 paulski, 8; Bering [sland, 3; Yezo, 2; Goto Islands, 1; Siberia, 2; 

 north Russia, 1: Tungchou, China, 1, shot in the spring; and 

 Yi'/.o 2, and Canton I. shot in the autumn and winter) shows that 

 the Kainchatkaii birds average the largest, being considerably 

 larger than Japanese. The Siberian specimens agree in size with 

 Japanese, and the example from northern Russia is rather larger. 

 The winter birds from China and Japan are larger than breeding ex- 

 amples, indicating a northern origin. There LS no color variation 

 correlating with locality. While there i> considerable Individual 

 variation, especially in regard to the dusky about the head and the 

 extent of the black centers t<> the dorsal feathers and in the intensity 



of the mar i collar, I find that the two finest and moat handsome 



specimens, which are practically alike in every way, come one from 

 the Goto Islands and the other from Petropaulski. These specimens 

 have the maroon collar mixed with dusky feathers and bordered an- 

 teriorh wit h black. 



