LIST OF BIRDS 



In making plans for this cruise Captain J. P. Ault, 

 because of his interest in various fields of science, of- 

 fered to collect birds for the United States National Mu- 

 seum on those rare occasions when a day ashore in a 

 suitable place might afford opportunity. Two sm^ll lots 

 of specimens have come from this work; one from Rey- 

 kjavik, Iceland, obtained on July 24, 1928, and another 

 from the Island of Guam, in the Marianas Islands, se- 

 cured May 22, 1929. With the latter there is included 

 one noddy tern obtained at sea, west of the New Hebri- 

 des, March 29, 1929. These specimens, preserved in 

 alcohol, are a valuable and useful addition to the Nation- 

 al collections. 



To complete the record they are listed here, divid- 

 ed under the two main regions from which they were ob- 

 tained. 



SPECIMENS FROM REYKJAVIK, ICELAND 



(Taken July 24, 1928) 



FAMILY PHALACROCORACIDAE 



Phalacrocorax carbo carbo, (Linnaeus): Cormorant 



One, U. S. N. M. no. 292,350 (collector's no. 12). 



FAMILY HAEMATOPODIDAE 



Haematopus ostralegus Linnaeus: Oyster -catcher 



Two, U.S.N.M. nos. 292,354 and 292, 355 (collec- 

 tor's nos. 2 and 3). The form of Iceland is supposed to 

 be intermediate in characters between the typical race 

 ostralegus and H. o. occidentalis of the British Isles. 



FAMILY CHARADRIIDAE 



Pluvialls apricaria altifrons Brehm: 

 Northern Golden Plover 



One, U.S.N.M. no. 292,353 (collector's no. 10). 



FAMILY SCOLOPACIDAE 



Arquatella maritima maritima (Briinnich): 

 Purple Sandpiper 



Two, U.S.N.M. nos. 292,351 and 292,352 (collec- 

 tor's nos. 6 and 7). 



FAMILY LARIDAE 



Sterna macrura Naumann: Arctic Tern 



Two adults, U.S.N.M. nos. 292,356 and 292,357 

 (collector s nos. 4 and 5); one juvenile, U.S.N.M. no. 

 292,358, without collector's number. The proper scien- 

 tific name for the arctic tern is as given above, since the 

 current Sterna paradisaea of Briinnich (1764) is preoc- 

 cupied by Sterna paradisaea Pontoppidan (1763) which 

 cannot be identified from the description. 



FAMILY ALCIDAE 



Cepphus grylle grylle (Linnaeus): 

 Black Guillemot 



One, U.S.N.M. no. 292, 349 (collector's no. 11). 



Fratercula arcttca arctica (Linnaeus): 

 Northern Puffin 



Five specimens were collected, U.S.N.M. nos. 

 292,344 and 292,348 (collector's nos. 1, 13-16). 



FAMILY .TURDIDAE 



Genanthe oenanthe leucorhoa (Gmelin): 

 Greenland Wheatear 



Two, U.S.N.M. nos. 292,359 and 292,360 (collec- 

 tor's nos. 8 and 9. 



SPECIMENS FROM GUAM 



(Taken May 22, 1929) 



With the exception of the fairy tern, and the noddy 

 tern secured west of the New Hebrides, these are resi- 

 dent forms that are not known certainly outside of the 

 Mariana Islands, and in some cases are restricted to 

 Guam alone. 



FAMILY ARDEIDAE 



Ixobrychus sinensis bryani (Seale): 

 Marianne Bittern. "Kakkak" 



Oije specimen, U.S.N.M. no. 318,050 (collector's 

 no. 30). Whether the form of the Pelew Islands is the 

 same as that of Guam is not certainly known. 



FAMILY LARIDAE 



Anous stolidus pileatus (Scopoli): Pacific Noddy 



One specimen collected at latitude 15° 06' south, 

 longitude 163° 59' west, March 29, 1929, by Captain J. P. 

 Ault; U.S.N.M. no. 318,048 (collector's no. 18). 



Gygis alba Candida (Gmelin): 

 White Tern, Fairy Tern. "Chungi" 



One specimen, U.S.N.M. no. 318,049 (collector's 

 no. 26). 



FAMILY COLUMBIDAE 



Gallicolumba xanthonura (Temminck): 

 White-headed Pigeon. "Apaka" 



One specimen, U.S.N.M. no. 318,047 (collector's 

 no. 25). 



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