274 I'RociCKDLxas of tii/c y. it/ox. 1 1, mis/jim. 



II. SIMORHYNCHUS PYGMAEUS (Gmelin). 5. 



Already noted by J*allas' as not iutVequent about the fourth Kuril 

 island and those beyond, and Wosnessenski observed it djirinj;- Deeeui- 

 ber, January, and February about the Kurils, esi)eeially on (Jru[>.' 

 Snow found it breeding? in iiuinbers on Ushishir in .June, and in the 

 Seebohni eollection there are nine specimens from that source. 



During my visit in 181)G 1 saw it at Mushir liocks on August ti'J, 

 Haikoke August 2.}, North Ushishir August 24, and on South Ushishir 

 August 25. A young specumon was secuired at llaikoke August 23. 

 Jt measured 190 nun. in totiil length; tail beyond wings, 12 mm.; iris 

 white; bill dusky, pale at base of tomium and gonys; feet pearl 

 gray, joints darker, webs still more so; under side of tarsus and foot 

 blackish. 



In the Science College Museum, Imperial University, Tokyo, there 

 are specimens collected by Mr. Kitahara on Urup in 1.S95 between July 

 31 and August 10. 



12. SIMORHYNCHUS CRISTATELLUS (Pallas). 4. 



According to I'allas ' the Russians at the b^astern Ocean call them by 

 their Kurilian name, Korokord or Tnrutnra, They are freiiuent in the 

 further Kuril islands, even to Japan. Klakiston and I'ryer (page 81)) 

 note specimens ('ol]ecte<l by l^'ukushi and si)ecimens and eggs by Snow. 

 In the Sccbohm c(dIection there are si)ecimens collected by the latter 

 and by Wosnessenski. ' 



On August 24 and 25, 180(}, I found this si)ecies very common on 

 both Ushishir islands. Their number on Crater bay. South Ushishir, 

 was simply immense. 



13. SIMORHYNCHUS PUSILLUS (Pallas). 6. 



Wosnessenski found this si)ecies wintering in the Kurils, principally 

 at the islands ol' Iturup, Urup, and Simusir.'' I have a memorandum 

 from Mr. Kitahara to the effect that a specimen was obtained by him at 

 Ketoi at night on August 15, 1S!)5. 



CERORHINCA MONOCERATA ( Pallas). 



Seebohm notes one specimen in his collection obtained by Wosness 

 enski in the Kuril island; and one collected in June by Snow, who 

 found them breeding there.'' Blakiston and Pryer (page 92) remark, 

 however, that this s])ecies does not appear to range far to the north- 



I Zoof?!-., II, p. 372. I B. .Ill p. Emp., p. 2!)(i. 



-Hr.indt, Mi-l. Biol., ISCit, Vll, )>. 21'!t. Bniiult. M.l. |!i.>l., ISOil, VI 1, i>. 231. 



'Zoogr., II, p. 371. ' B. Jap. i^uip., p. 2S(]. 



