Zbi) Hanna, New Birds for the Pribiiofs. [April 



phase of Rodger's fulmar were preserved. These birds are often 

 seen in the large colonies which breed on the Pribiiofs. They seem 

 to mate indiscriminately with light colored birds and in one case a 

 slate-colored downy young was seen which had light colored par- 

 ents. It does not seem likely that the colonies consist of more 

 than one species. A little wren succeeded in getting from St. 

 George to St. Paul Island in 1914. The species was completely 

 exterminated at the former place during the winter of 1916-17 by 

 gyrfalcons. Another probably from Otter Island was found dur- 

 ing the summer of 1918. 



In the identification of the specimens and the correcting of 

 names I have received much assistance from H. C. Oberholser, 

 C. W. Richmond, E. A. Preble, and J. H. Riley, to all of whom I 

 wish to express my grateful appreciation. 



New Records for North America and the Pribilof Islands. 



Eunetta falcata (Georgi). Falcated Teal. — A male of this beautiful 

 crested teal was secured on St. George Island, April 18, 1917. Its gorgeous 

 coloration was admired by all who saw it. The native hunters there do 

 not readily distinguish the several species of ducks and this was called by 

 them "Mallard," which name is applied to at least eight separate kinds. 



Heteroscelus brevipes (Vieillot). Polynesian Tattler. — The his- 

 tory of the Polynesian Tattler in North America dates back to October 4, 

 1911, when a female was secured on St. Paul Island by Mr. M. C. Marsh, 

 then the naturalist of the fur-seal service. The specimen was placed in 

 the National Museum collection without being detected as differing from 

 the wandering tattler. It was discovered by Dr. H. C. Oberholser while 

 he was verifying the identification of a second specimen of the same species, 

 a female collected on St. Paul Island, September 2, 1917, by the writer. 

 Owing to the difficulty of distinguishing the tattlers it may be that the 

 Asiatic form comes across Bering Sea more frequently than the records 

 would indicate. 



Thalassoaetus pelagicus (Pallas). Kamchatkan Sea Eagle. — A 

 bird of this species was shot and wounded on St. Paul Island, December 

 15, 1917, but fell into the sea. Five days later it was picked up on the 

 beach in badly decomposed condition. Enough of the specimen could be 

 saved however to enable the identification to be made in the National 

 Museum. The species has been reported from the Aleutian Islands be- 

 fore, but the record was not accepted by the American Ornithologists' 

 Union because specimens were not secured to make the identification posi- 

 tive. Eagles have been seen on the Pribiiofs several times but they pro- 

 bably in most cases belong to the species which Palmer has recorded 



