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14. RHODOSTETHIA ROSEA (Macgillivray). 



On August 20, 1914, Capt. Koren saw four young Ross' gulls as we passed 

 north of Ajan Island. — G. A. 



15. STERNA PARADISAEA Brunnich. 



Two males, Ajan Island, August 17, 1914; one female, Nijni 

 Kolymsk, June 18, 1915. 



Family STERCORARIIDAE. 



16. STERCORARIUS POMARINUS (Temminck). 



One male, Cape Bolshaja Baranov, August 1, 1915. 



17. STERCORARIUS PARASITICUS (Linnaeus). 



Two males, Kolyma Delta, July 12 and 15, 1915. 

 Family PHALAROPODIDAE. 



18. PHALAROPUS FULICARIUS (Linnaeus). 



Two males, Kolyma Delta, July 7, 1915; one female, Cape Wan- 

 karem, August 12, 1914; one male, Cape Bolshaja Baranov, August 

 11, 1915; one male ( ?), three females, and one unsexed, mouth of the 

 Baranika River, August 16, 1915. 



The two males taken July 7, have begun to turn white down the 

 center of the breast, and a small white spot is appearing on the 

 throat; the male taken August 11 has the lower parts particolored 

 red and white, the latter prevailing, and the dusky of the chin has 

 almost entirely disappeared ; all the other specimens are white below 

 with a band of light brownish drab across the foreneck. None of 

 the specimens, except one male, taken August 11 show any great 

 change above from the breeding plumage ; the foreheads have become 

 white and a few of the feathers of the winter plumage have begun 

 to appear along the scapular region. The male collected August 11, 

 has more of the gray of the winter plumage appearing on the back 

 than any other specimen in the series. 



19. LOBIPES LOBATUS (Linnaeus). 



Two males, Kolyma Delta, July 7, 1915; one male, Sucharin, 

 Kolyma Delta, July 9, 1915; and one unsexed, Baranika River, 

 August 16, 1915. 



Mr. Amory obtained a set of four eggs nearly hatched from a low, 

 flat, bare island at the mouth of the Kolyma, July 16, 1915. The 

 nest was situated on a tuft of wet moss among swampy " nigger- 

 heads." 



Family SCOLOPACIDAE. 



20. GALLINAGO GALLINAGO RADDEI (Buturlin). 



One male, 7 miles north of Nijni Kolymsk, June 1, 1915 ; one male 

 and one unsexed, Nijni Kolymsk, June 24, 1915. 



