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SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 59 



taken by some subsequent expedition. However, in spite of the short 

 time at their disposal, the four members of the party used the excellent 

 facilities at their command to the best advantage, and by constant 

 hard work accomplished very satisfactory results. The officers of the 

 Tahoma gave the party very valuable assistance and did everything 

 in their power to further the objects of the expedition, especially 

 Chief Engineer John I. Bryan, Lieutenant John T. Carr, Lieutenant 

 Herbert N. Perham, and Doctor Louis Schwartz. 



Some good series of land birds were collected on nearly all of the 



Fig. 43. — California Murres on Walrus Island. 



July 7, 1911. 



Photograph by Bent, 



islands visited, including a particularly fine series of the various 

 subspecies of ptarmigan, among which a new species was discovered. 

 This new form inhabits Tanaga Island. 



Various interesting facts were learned regarding the distribution 

 and habits of the birds of this region, but so much important work in 

 this line still remains to be done, that further and more thorough 

 explorations would well be worth while. 



On returning to Unalaska on July I, the party was informed by 

 the Commander of the Bering Sea fleet, that the Revenue Cutter 

 Service could do no more for them, as the Tahoma was needed on the 



