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ORNITHOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS. 



Tfo 92532. — Iris dark brown. Bill blackish brown, basal half of tomia and angle of mouth yellowish. 

 Feet brownish gray. In the stomach remains of spiders and a land snail. 



Xo. 92.531. — Feet of a yellowish brownish liesh-color. Extremely f.it. 



No. 92.521. — Feet light and clear grayish brown, joints darker. Not fat. A large naked ''breeding 

 patch" on ahdomeu and breast. 



No. 92523. — Iris very dark brown. Bill dark grayish brown, lower mandible pale brownish flesh- 

 color ; angle of mouth prominent ; bright neaphs-yellow. Feet pale brownish gray. 



No. 92528 belonged to the same family as Nos. 92523 and 92529. 



Tabic of dimensions. 

 I— TROGLODYTES FUMIftATUS Temm. 



91353 

 »1364 

 91366 



91365 

 91367 



88640 



Jouy . 

 ...do. 

 ...do. 



...do. 

 ...do. 



...do. 



828 

 835 



834 

 839 



571 



Locality. 



Tate Tama, Japan . 



do 



do 



Average 



Tate Yama, Japan Dec. 4, 1882 



do jDec. 4, 1882 



Average . 

 Fuji, Japan . . 



Nov. 17, 1882 cf ad 



Dec. 

 Dec. 



2, 1882 cT ad. 

 4,1882 d" ad. 



July 20, 1882 



? ad. 

 ? ad. 



■mm. 

 50 

 51 

 49 



50 



46 



mm. 

 37 

 35 

 36 



H 



36 



m,m,. 

 10.7 

 11 

 11 



10.9 



32 ! 10 



33 10.8 



mm. 



17.7 



17 



18 



17.6 



15.5 

 16.2 



32 1 10.2 15.8 



18.5 



n.— TROGLODYTES ALASCENSIS Baird. 



61330 

 61327 

 61635 

 68324 

 73508 

 78867 

 78869 

 78870 



78871 

 81340 



Uualashka, Alaska 



Amaknak Island, Alaska 



Iliuliuk, Alaska 



Saint George's Island, Alaska. 



Akontan Island, Alaska 



Alaska 



do 



do 



Average ... 



Alaska 



Iliuliuk, Alaska. 



Oct. 21,1871 

 Oct. 22,1871 

 Dec. 3,1871 



May 13,1877 



Oct. 13,1880 



51 

 49 

 49 

 51 

 52 

 49 

 51 

 51 



50.4 I 33.6 j 14.5 



20 



20 



19.5 



19.5 



19 



19 



18.5 



19 



19.3 



19.3 



18.7 



49. 5 32 



The natives of the Commander Islands used to call this species, pecu- 

 liar to the islands, the ^^ Limaschinla," which means a little "chew of 

 tobacco," obviously in allusion to its color, size, and shape. 



On Bering" Island the Limaschiuka is rather scarce, but it is said that 

 it was a common bird along its rocky beaches not many years ago. 

 It seems probable that the growing multitude of the red Arvicola is 



