NO. 1144. BIRDS OF THE KURIL ISLANDS— 8TEJNEGER. 283 



63. DAFILA ACUTA (Linnaeus). 36. 



The Kurilian name, according to Pallas,' was Pakarivhu or Glagi. 

 No further particulars are on record. 



64. NETTION CRECCA (Linnaeus). 37. 



Obtained at the Kurils by Mr. Snow.- 



65. NETTION FALCATA (Georgi). 39. 

 Enumerated by Snow without further comment.' 



66. NETTION STREPERA (Linnaeus). 42. 



Same remark as foregoing si)ecies. 



67. MARECA PENELOPE (Linnaeus). 35. 



Same remark. 



68. AYTHYA FULIGULA (Linnaeus). 45. 



Kurilian name, according to Pallas, Jaitschir.^ Snow found it on the 

 southern Kurils and Shikotan.' 



69. AYTHYA MARILA (Linnaeus). 43. 



Knunieraled by Snow without particulars.'' 



70. GLAUCIONETTA CLANGULA (Linnaeus). 49. 



The Kurilians, according to Pallas, had a name lor the golden eye, 

 namely, Tschachtschir.^ 



71. HISTRIONICUS HISTRIONICUS (Linnaeus). 48. 



Abundant along all the Kurils, where it breeds. The writer lias 

 not been able to find the eggs, but in June, 18S8, captured a female 

 with several young ones which were but a day or two old." I saw a 

 flock of this species at South IJshishir on August 25, 1896. 



72. CLANGULA HYEMALIS (Linnaeuo). 50. 



Called Aanfja by the Kurilians, according to Pallas.' Plentiful in 

 early spring, when it is found to be making its way northward to its 

 breeding grounds in the Arctic. An occasional straggler gets left 

 behind and is seen on the islands in the summer." 



73. ENICONETTA STELLERI (Pallas). 51. 



Blakiston and Pryer'' specify Ituru]) as the island where Mr. Snow 

 shot specimens during winter, adding that sj)ecimens Ironi the Kurils 

 are in the Hakodate Museum. 



' Zoogr., II, 1). 280. ■Z()0',^r., II, p. 272. 



•i IJlakiHton and Pryer, p. 97. 'Snow, Notes Kuril IhI., 1«%, ]». 32. 



' Motes Kuril Isl., 18!»(), p. 32. ' Zoojrr., II, p. 270. 



<Zoogr., II, p. 266. "Page 100. 



