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ri;nci:i:iusi:s of iiik \ triox u. mi si.i'm. 



lliii'iip :iimI iiiiiiiincnildc r.niiHCH Im^ Iiii-h collcclcd :i ;;i«'iit iiiiiiilnT of 

 H|)«>riiiM'iiH iiiiil iul<lr<l iiioHt rnwlniiilly l.o oiii- Iv iiuwlcdi^o of llio :iiiiiii:ils 

 «»r Mhi iU'»'.lii|M'lii>;o. Tim Itiids innsMy loiiiid llicir wiiy into llic liiiiuls 

 ()r(3it|>liuii l{lii.kiHl.«ni 1111(1 IVlr, I*ry«M-, w lio idciil iliird iiiid irpoilcd iipnii 

 m()H( of lliriii ill Micir joiiil, piiptM', Kirdsol' .liipiiii. ' IMiiiiy ol' lluisr Hpcci 

 tiiciiH iiiT now ill llio Srclioliiii cullccl.iiin, now in Mm lirilisli Miisniiii 

 and in llin U.S. N)ition:il Miisciini, llioii^li soiiir wnc in Hit' llakodiilc 

 MiiHriiin, ^iu^ iiil.(i of which ih not. iuiown lo inr. Ilnloil ninilrly, only a 

 few ol < 'iipliiin Siiow'k spJTiiiicnH imvt' iiiiy htcalily iiMiiclicd to them 

 oMk'I' Miiil Kuril isiandM, nnd his own pnldisiicd oI»s(mv;iI ions mily in 

 riMT <'/iis«'s iMMniMly I. Ids drlrrt. 



'IMH^ proH«Mil. wrilr-r was rortnimlc in xisilinj^ a lew of Mn- siiiallcr 

 rocks in Mm ^liddh^ Kiiiils dniin^ /\nt;iisl, istMl. Mt^ was nldr (,o sl.ay 

 aHlioi'ci only ii few hours, and diirin;* Ml(^K(^ Im had iiioir iniporliiiit. IxiMi- 

 n(iHK Mian colhu-liii^' birds. Il<i HJUMirtid a Irw spcrimrns, however, 

 which have helped to Ihiow soiiie li^'lil upon Mu^ iniiil liulu^y of Ml(^ 

 region. Il(^ also visited (he villa;.;!^ ol' Shana on Itnriip, hiil was noli 

 allowed lo shoot any l)ii'<ls, and had to be satlHllcd with tield ;;'lasH 

 id<Mil ilieaiions. 



(hi the map Mie Kuril islands appear as the iialnral sleppiiiji; sloiioH 

 tor the Niiniiner birds viMJtili^' Kaniehatka on their ie;;iilai' trips to and 

 troiii I heir winter <|nai'ters, but, I have shown, years a;;o,' that iiiaiiy of 

 Kainehat'ka's most, eharaeterist ie iiii^rantH do not pass sonth by way of 

 Mie KnrilHand .lapan. I made, however, aniKlmission then wliieli I now 

 Miiiik hiid Ix^ttitr not lia\c Ixm^ii made, tiaiiK^ly, Mint. wIumi Mio sanu) 

 speeiivs wliieli HummerH in Kamehat Ua also is known to regularly brei^l 

 in, (<rav(^l tliroii<;li, or winter in .lapaii proper, it may b(^ salely assiiiiKMl 

 thai it. nli;;rat.(^s soiiMiwaid directly to Japan aloii^' a. ronlt^ tbihiwiii^ 

 th«^ Kuril ehain of islands. That, may be the ease, oi- il. may not; it. 

 eertainly (h»es not. follow of a llec(^ssily. 



Simply Ix^cansts Mi)l((fill(( litficiis breeds in Kainchat Ua, the Kurds, 

 anil \ e/o wi^ are not. jiistilicd in fonclndin^ thai the Kaiiieliii.t kail ilidl- 

 vidiials travel lo their winter ipiartersoMM' tlM^ Ktirils. 'IMiey may follow 

 the rou((^ of r7/r//</«<» It/lhii, Aiilliiis (/iislKri, or (UitjHxidciis ni/lliriiiiis 

 (frihuilshii ihv u\\ wci know. I have (ds(<wlior(i iiidieated t he possibilify 

 of a very slight dillereiiee in lh(^ rela(i\'(^ extent, of black and while in 

 the win^s of the Kaniehatkan birds and those breedin;.^ in Mm^hoiiMi,' 

 and I wish to a|;ain call atttMition to the (^\trelno illlportune(^ of a 

 minute study of the.S(^ Heeinin;;'ly trilling' d(^t)lils for th<^ H(dutioii of 

 these iind Hiinilar /ooji^'eo^rapliieal (piestions. 



Ill this r«^specl the ornitholojuy of the Kuril islands becomes liij;hly 

 illter(^still^ and impintant, and il is i^really to be hoped that sinne day 

 they may be syslemal ically evphned by eonlp(^t^'llt /ooioj^ists. In order 



' 'I'rniiN. A will lie Sue. ,lii|iini, IHH'w', \, |i|».SI I Hi. 

 \ivH. ( Mil. I''.x|)l. ('oiiiiiiiiimI. InLs., Kiiiiii'Ii., ]ip, MITt, :t||i. 

 'I'n.c. II. M. Nil!., MiiH., ISIL'. .W, \k'M'2. 



