lilRDS OF THE KUmi. ISLANDS— STE.INK(iEli. 275 



eastward, Mr. Snow not liavinj;- noticed it on the Kurils proper, but- 

 only aw far as Sliikotan island.' Nevertheless it does range over the 

 entire chain into Kamchatka, though apparently not very common. I 

 myself saw a few specimens at Kaikoke on August L\'{, 1800. 



14. CYCLORRHYNCHUS PSITTACULUS (Pallas). 13 



Kurilian: Naatschu according to Pallas,' who says that it is not 

 infre(|uent in the sea about the Kuril islands. Two specinunis were 

 obtained during the summer of 1881 by Mr. 11. ,1. Snow on the Kuril 

 islands, where he remarked it was a comparatively uncommon bird, not 

 more than half a dozen pairs being met with during a season's sea- 

 otter hunting. ' 



This does not agree with my experience, for I found it common at 

 Itaikoke, August 2.'i, LSOfi, though I suspect it to be rather local, since 

 1 saw none at the other islands. 



There are specimens in the Seebohm collection, obtained in -lune by 

 Snow.' Snow himself lemarks that they are found on Die (jentral and 

 northern islands, generally in pairs.' 



15. LUNDA CIRRHATA Pallas. 2. 



A common breeding bird throughout the Kuril ciiain. Its Kurilian 

 name is given by Pallas as Etubirga or Stujnrk,'' and both Fukushi 

 and Snow found it breeding and brought home specimens." 



iietween August .5-5 and 25, 18UG, 1 found it plentiful at all the islands 

 visited by me. 



Snow says that this bird begins to arrive al the islands about (irst 

 week in May. Commences laying about -June 15. Leaves the islands 

 soon alter the nuddle of September." 



16. FRATERCULA CORNICULATA (Naumann). 3. 



According to Pallas ' the Kurilian name was Matschir. Collected 

 by Mr. II. .1. Snow, at the Kuril islands, who remarks that it is not so 

 common as the foregoing species, and seldom seen south of Simusir.'" 



' Siiowaiiys: Found about Siiiliotaii iiiid tlus Hiiiall iHlands olT tin! cast (;oanl of Yczo, 

 where it Ijrccds iu larj^ti iiiiiiilier.s. I liavc uot uotice<l tlii.s bird coiiio ho far uoitb aa 

 Itiinip. (Noti-s Kuril Isl., l«i)0, p. 31.) 



-Zoof^r., II, p. 'M'A). 



' lUakiston and I'ryrr, p. Si). 



'15. Jap. Kmp., p. 28."). 



f' Notes Kuril IkI., 1896, p. 30. 



"Zoofrr., II, p. 364. 



Mtlakistou and I'rycir, p. 88; f eobohiii, U. Jap. limp., p. 282. 



«NotcH Kuril Isl., 1896, p. 29. 



••Zoo<,n-., II, p. 36.'). 

 '"lilakiston and I'ryer, p. 89. 



