STATEMENT REGARDING THE NATURAL HISTORY SPECIMENS COLLECTED BY THE 



CORWIN. 



The following statement, furnis-hed by Mr. F. W, True, acting curator-in-charge, Smithsonian 

 Institution, is all that this office has to represent numbers 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, mentioned in letter of 

 the Secretary of the Treasury, dated February 28, 1885, addressed to the Speaker of the House of 

 Eepresentatives. 



These collections, which consisted chiefly of marine invertebrates, birds, shells, fishes, plants, 

 and rocks, were presented to the U. S. National Museum. Identiflcation of a portion of the speci- 

 mens has been made by the curators of that institution, and the common and scientific names are 

 given in the following list: 



BIRDS. 



The following species of birds were obtained: 



Crested Anklet, Simorhi/nchus mstatelhis (Pall.). 

 Parroquet Anklet, Cyclorrhynchus psiitaculua (Pall.). 

 Long-billed Dowitcher, il/acior/ia»ij)AM8 scoiopaceit8(Say). 

 Pacific Godwit, Limosa baitcri (Naum.). 

 Hudsonian Godwit, Limosa hmmastica (Linn.). 

 Yellow-legs, Totaniis flavipes (Gmel.). 

 Solitary Sandpiper, Totiuius solitarius (Wils.). 

 Semi-palmated Sandpiper, Ereunetes pusillus (Linu.). 

 Red-backed Sandpiper, Tringa alpina pacifica (Cones). 

 Pectoral Sandpiper, Tringa maculata Vieill. 

 Red Phalarope, Phalaropm fuVwaritw (Linu.). 

 Hudsouiau Cnrlew, NumenUis hudmnicus Lath. 

 Eskimo Curlew, Niimeinus borealis (Forst.). 

 Pacific Golden Plover, CAa)arfjiM8rfomiHicH.s/Hfi'i(s (Gmel.). 

 Somi-palmated Plover, ^Jigialitis semipalmata Bonap. 

 Turnstone, Arenaria iniervres (Liuu.). 



Black Turnstone, Arenaria melanocephaJa (Vig.). 

 Little Brown Crane, Griis canadensis (Linu.). 

 Black-throated Loon, Urinator arcticus (Linn.). 

 Ivory Gull, Gavia allia (Gnun. ). 

 Bonaparte's Gull, Lams Philadelphia (Ord.). 

 Glaucous-winged Gull, Larus glaiicescens (?) Naum. 

 Arctic Teru, Sterna parudisa'a Bruun. 

 Old-squaw, Clangula hijemalis (Liuu.;. 

 Greeu-wiuged Teal, Xcttion caroliennsis (Gmel.). 

 American Goshawk, Astur alricapillus (Wils.). 

 Pigeou Hawk, Faico colnmharins Linu. 

 American Magpie, Pica rnstica hudsonica (Sab.). 

 Northern Shrike, Lanius borealis Vieill. 

 Baru Swallow, Chilidon erylhrogaster (Bodd.). 

 Gray-cheeked Thrush, Turdns aliciai Baird. 

 Snowy Owl, Nyctea nyctea (Linn.). 



FISHES. 



California Flounder, Pleuronectes stellatua Pallas. 

 Blenny, Delolepis rirgatus. 

 Four-spined Sculpiii, Coitus quadricornis L. 

 Pike, Esox luciua L. 



Grayliug, ThymaUus signifer Rich. 

 Whiteflsh, Coregonus pusillus. 

 California Herring, Clupea mirabilis Gir. 



MOLLUSKS. 



Mr. Dall makes the following statement in regard to the shells : The shells collected by the 

 Goricin and sent by Captain Healy have been carefully preserved with the idea of working them 

 up for a general report of the shells of Bering Strait and Sea at some future time. They have 



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