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Attn comparatively few were seen, not more than six or seven during 

 the entire stay; but here again they may have deserted the district 

 about the harbor for some of the streams where the salmon were run- 

 ning where they could be sure of a good supply of food. 



CORVUS CORAX BEHRINGIANUS Dybowski. 

 COMMANDER ISLAND RAVEN. VORON. 



I only saw this species once, on ( Jopper Island, about t he cliffs near 

 the sea. 



CORVUS CORAX KAMTSCHATICUS Dybowski. 

 KAMCHATKAN RAVEN. 



This bird also I only met with once, on the summit of a bill on the 

 farther side of the large pond near Petropaulski. 



CORVUS BRACHYRHYNCHOS CAURINUS (Baird). 

 NORTHWEST CROW. 



I saw a few of these crows at Dockton, Washington, and found 

 them abundant at Union Bay, Vancouver Island. They were com- 

 mon along the beach in front of the town and about the houses, as 

 well as in the woods along the shore. They were quite unsuspicious, 

 and I had no trouble in securing specimens. 



CORVUS CORONE ORIENTALIS (Eversmann). 

 EASTERN CARRION CROW. 



The Eastern Carrion Crow was common along the coasts near 

 Petropaulski. There were a number on the wooded peninsula 

 which separates the harbor of Petropaulski from Avacha Bay, 

 where I found several nests in the trees along the crest of the bluff 

 on the outer side. My efforts to reach them were, however, unsuc- 

 cessful. 



On Simushir I found a pair of these birds about the cliffs at the 

 right hand end of the sandy beach at Milne Bay. 



The few crows observed on Matsushima were apparently of this 

 species. 



CORVUS MACRORHYNCHOS JAPONENSIS (Bonaparte). 

 JAPANESE RAVEN. 



This crow was very common at Hakodate, about the town, es- 

 pecially in the park, as well as about the harbor. Individuals first 

 boarded us long before we came to an anchorage, and, making the 

 foreyard their headquarters, were quick to seize any opportunity for 

 making off with pieces of meat or other provisions left unguarded. 

 At Mororan they were also common, the first ones coining out to 

 meet us when we were 2 miles or more from shore, and, as their 

 visit bad not been anticipated, their raid on the meat hung up in the 



