NO. ^2 BIRDS OF ALEUTIAN ISLANDS RENT 9 



DIOMEDEA NIGRIPES 



Black-footed Albatross 



On the northern Pacific Ocean from Dixon Entrance to Unimak 

 Pass, when two hundred miles or more off shore, a few of these 

 Albatrosses, sometimes as many as six, were almost constantly 

 following the ship, but nearer shore they were seldom seen. We saw 

 a few off the Aleutian Islands both in Bering Sea and the Pacific. 



The Short-tailed Albatross, which has been recorded from this 

 region, was not seen. 



FULMARUS GLACIALIS GLUPISCHA 



Pacific Fulmar 

 Fulmars were common in the northern Pacific Ocean and Bering 

 Sea, being seen almost constantly about the ship when out of sight 

 of land and frequently closer in. Their graceful movements on the 

 wing were interesting to watch, as they scaled about with their long 

 wings stretched out straight to their fullest extent or flapping rapidly 

 for a few strokes at intervals. Various phases of plumage were 

 noted, light, dark and all grades of intermediates. They breed among 

 the western Aleutian Islands but we did not see their breeding 

 grounds. 



FULMARUS RODGERSI 

 Rodgers's Fulmar 

 The Fulmars of the northern islands in Bering Sea are supposed 

 to be of this species, but there seems to be some doubt as to the validity 

 of the species and we saw plenty of Fulmars in the Pacific Ocean and 

 about the Aleutian Islands which seemed to be the same as those seen 

 farther north. 



PUFFINUS GRISEUS 

 Sooty Shearwater 



PUFFINUS TENUIROSTRIS 



Slender-billed Shearwater 

 Among the vast flocks of dark colored Shearwaters seen in and 

 about Unimak Pass, it was impossible to separate these two species 

 at any great distance. Certainly both species were present, for we 

 identified both at close range, though none were shot as we could not 

 pick them up. I never saw anything approaching their abundance 

 in Unimak Pass when we went through there on June 4; small black 

 whales were numerous and the Shearwaters were following them 

 about to feed on the remnants of food left on the surface by the 



