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end of Hall Island. Here they could be reached without a rope. Young 
had appeared in a few nests and were ready to hatch in most of the others, 
yet an egg was taken from a bird killed July 8. This egg was light blue 
in color, almost devoid of the usual chalky deposits found on most specimens. 
The nests are rather capacious affairs constructed of grass and moss 
from the tablelands above the cliffs, and are very dirty. I believe the bird 
which sets on the eggs is fed to a certain extent by its mate because there 
were numerous balls of vomited flesh remains about many of the nests. 
Dr. Leonhard Stejneger (Bull. 29, U. S. Nat. Mus., pp. 181-191, PI. 
VIII, 1885) has given excellent figures and descriptions, based on external 
characters, for separating the immature birds of the Pelagic Cormorant 
from the Red-faced, but nevertheless individual birds are very hard to 
determine in the field. 
Anas platyrhynchos. Matiarp.— A party from the ship reported 
that a pair of Mallards was seen on July 8, about the lakes on the spit 
connecting Cape Upright with the main portion of St. Matthew. The 
birds were well described and I do not hesitate to include the species among 
the casual breeders although it was not subsequently seen. 
Mareca penelope. Eurorpran WipGEon.— This species is included in 
the list solely upon a single wing found in a cabin near Cape Glory of 
Russia. It had been nailed up for an ornament and possibly may have 
been brought from elsewhere. It certainly is not a breeding bird on the 
reservation. 
Nettion carolinense. GREEN-wINGED TrAL.— As with the pre- 
ceding species some wings nailed to the walls of the old trapper’s cabin are 
the basis of the record. They were probably taken on St. Matthew during 
migration. I did not find any evidence of breeding. These wings may 
have come from WNettion crecca as that is the breeding Teal found in the 
Aleutian Islands. 
Harelda hyemalis. O.p-sqguaw.— A very few breed in the fresh water 
lakes. 
Histrionicus histrionicus pacificus. Paciric HARLEQquIN DucK.— 
Only one small flock was seen. It was near the beach of Hall Island 
July 13. [Included under H. histrionicus in the A. O. U. Check-List.] 
[Somateria v-nigra. Paciric Eippr.— A female individual was 
secured on July 15, 1899. (A. K. F.)] 
Somateria spectabilis. Kirvg Erper.— This bird was found to be 
abundant in all lakes which were near the sea. Many of the lakes had 
only gravel spits separating them from salt water and regular flights back 
and forth over these were made. Many of the birds were paired and were 
evidently nesting but eggs were not found. No other Eider appears to 
visit the reservation in the breeding season. 
Olor columbianus. Wuisttinc Swan.— From two to four swans 
were found about the fresh water lakes at every landing place and while 
no specimens were obtained I do not doubt the species was the whistling. 
All were very wary and the country offered poor facilities for stalking. 
No positive evidence of breeding was found. 
