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1791.— fStrix palustria BECHST.,Gem. Natnrg. Deutsclil., II (p. 34A).—Brachyotu8 p. 

 Dybow. & Parvex.J. f. Oru.,18C8, p. 331.— Taczan., J. f. Orn., 1872, p. 

 350.-7(7., ibid., 1874, \). 334.— 7(7., Bull. Soc. Zool France, 1876, p. 132.— 7(7., 

 Orn. Faun. Vost. Sibir.,p. 18 (1877).— Dall., Notes Avif. Aleut. lal. west 

 Una!., p. 4 (1874).— Dybowski, Bull. Soc. Zool, France, 1883, p. 355. 



1826. — Stryx wgollus Pall. , Zoogr. Ross. As. , I, p. 309. 



1856. — Brachyotus cassinn Brewer, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat, Hist., 1856 (p. 321).— Dall 

 & Bannlst., Trans. Chic. Acad., I, L-'69, p. 273.— Dall, Notes Avif. Alent. 

 Isl., Unal.ea8tw.,p.2 (1873). 



This owl seems to be a resident, though not very numerous, and rather 

 rare in winter. It was observed frequently in May and June, 1883, near 

 the village on Bering Island, and the natives of Copper Island informed 

 me that they use to see it in Pestschanij Valley, when, in August, they 

 dig fox the roots of the Saranna lily» 



List of specimens collected. 



No. 92755. — Iris lipht yellow. Bill and cere horny black. 



No. 92754.— Iris biiuh't yellow. 



No. 92756. — Iris bright yellow. Stoinach contained i-eruains of Arvieola rutila. Testes large, swollen. 



100. Nyctea nyctea (Lin.). 



17.58. — Strix nyctea Lin., Syst. Nat., 10 ed., I, p. 93.— Pall. Zoogr. Ross. Asiat,, I, p. 

 312 (1826).— MiDDEND., Sibir. Reise, II, 2 (p. 130) (1853).— Schrenck, 

 Reise, Amurl., I, p. 247 (1860). — Radde, Reisen Siiden Ost-Sibir., II (p. 

 124) (1863).— 5Mrwja n. Przew., Putesch. Ussur, (p, 52) {IS7Q).— Nyctea n. 

 Light., Noni, Mus. Berol., p. 7 (1854).— Turner, Auk, 1885, p. 157. 



1798. — Strix nivea Tiiunb., Sv. Vet, Acad. Forhandl., 1798 (p. ISA).— Nyctea n., Dybow. 

 & Parvex, J. f. Orn., 1868, p. 331.— Taczan., J. f. Orn., 1872, p. 349.-7(7., 

 ibid., 1874, p. 334.-7(7., Bull. Soc. Zool. France, 1876, p. 129. —Id., ibid., 1883, 

 p. 332.-7(7., Orn. Fauna. Vost. Sibir., p. 16 (1877).— Dall & Bann., Trans. 

 Chic. Acad., I, 1869 (p. 273).— Dall, Avif. Aleut. Isl. Unal. eastw., p. 2 

 (1873).— Dybowski, Bull. Soc. Zool, France, 1883, p, 355. 



1872. — Nyctea scandiaca Newt, in Yarr. Brit. Birds, ed. 4, I. p. 187. — Blakist. & 

 Pryer, Trans. As. Soc, Japan, VIII, 1880, p, 225.— lid., ibid., X, 1882, p. 

 177.— Beajst, Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1883, p. 161.— Nelson, Cruise Corwin, p. 

 76 (1883).— Blakist., Amend List B. Japan, p, 28 (1884), 



The snowy owl is only of late getting to be numerous on Bering Island, 

 and was a few years ago regarded as a rather rare bird, although it was 



