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  36. 
  S;er)?a 
  macrwra, 
  Naum. 
  (690). 
  Arctic 
  Teru. 
  

  

  The 
  only 
  point 
  at 
  which 
  this 
  beautiful 
  little 
  tern 
  was 
  observed 
  west 
  of 
  the 
  

   Shumagins, 
  was 
  at 
  Amchitka, 
  where 
  it 
  was 
  abundant. 
  

  

  37. 
  Colymbus 
  torquatus, 
  Briin. 
  (698). 
  Loon. 
  

  

  Breeds 
  at 
  Kyska, 
  abundant 
  at 
  Amchitka 
  in 
  July. 
  Not 
  seen 
  elsewhere, 
  ex- 
  

   cept 
  at 
  the 
  Shumagins. 
  A 
  summer 
  resident. 
  

  

  38. 
  Colymbus 
  septentrionalis, 
  Lin. 
  {101). 
  Red-necked 
  Diver. 
  

  

  Yery 
  abundant 
  at 
  Amchitka 
  in 
  July, 
  where 
  it 
  was 
  breeding. 
  Seen 
  nowhere 
  

   else 
  in 
  the 
  Aleutian 
  chain. 
  A 
  summer 
  resident. 
  We 
  observed 
  six 
  or 
  eight 
  of 
  

   them 
  at 
  a 
  time 
  in 
  the 
  harbor 
  of 
  Amchitka, 
  quite 
  bold 
  in 
  their 
  behavior, 
  usually 
  

   appearing 
  in 
  the 
  early 
  morning, 
  or 
  the 
  dusk 
  of 
  evening. 
  Crossing 
  the 
  island 
  

   one 
  day, 
  we 
  observed 
  a 
  female 
  of 
  this 
  species 
  with 
  one 
  young 
  one, 
  swimming 
  in 
  

   a 
  pool 
  of 
  fresh 
  water. 
  Alarmed 
  by 
  oar 
  approach, 
  the 
  mother 
  did 
  not 
  attempt 
  

   to 
  fly, 
  but 
  settled 
  down 
  in 
  the 
  water, 
  until 
  only 
  her 
  neck 
  appeared 
  above 
  the 
  

   surface, 
  while 
  the 
  little 
  one 
  immediately 
  took 
  up 
  its 
  position 
  on 
  her 
  back. 
  

   Wishing 
  to 
  obtain 
  the 
  early 
  stage 
  of 
  the 
  bird, 
  we 
  shot 
  the 
  young 
  one, 
  and 
  

   picked 
  it 
  up. 
  Soon 
  after, 
  the 
  male 
  arrived 
  from 
  the 
  west 
  coast 
  of 
  the 
  island 
  

   with 
  a 
  small 
  fish 
  in 
  its 
  mouth, 
  evidently 
  intended 
  for 
  the 
  young 
  one. 
  Not 
  see- 
  

   ing 
  it, 
  he 
  uttered 
  a 
  mournful 
  cry, 
  which 
  was 
  replied 
  to 
  by 
  the 
  female, 
  who 
  had 
  

   remained 
  in 
  the 
  pool 
  without 
  attempting 
  to 
  escape. 
  For 
  some 
  minutes 
  the 
  con- 
  

   versation 
  was 
  kept 
  up, 
  and 
  then 
  both 
  took 
  wing, 
  and 
  disappeared, 
  still 
  uttering 
  

   low 
  moaning 
  cries 
  at 
  intervals. 
  

  

  I 
  have 
  never 
  seen 
  loons, 
  of 
  either 
  species, 
  as 
  abundant 
  anywhere 
  else 
  as 
  they 
  

   were 
  at 
  this 
  island, 
  which 
  had 
  not 
  been 
  visited 
  by 
  a 
  vessel 
  since 
  1849. 
  

  

  39. 
  Mormon 
  cirrhata, 
  Bon. 
  (712). 
  Tufted 
  Puffin, 
  

  

  A 
  resident 
  ; 
  abundant 
  throughout 
  the 
  islands, 
  more 
  especially 
  the 
  unfre- 
  

   quented 
  ones, 
  but 
  more 
  rare 
  as 
  we 
  go 
  east 
  from 
  Unalashka. 
  The 
  skins 
  of 
  this 
  

   species 
  are 
  used 
  for 
  making 
  long 
  coats, 
  or 
  hunting 
  shirts, 
  by 
  the 
  western 
  Aleuts 
  ; 
  

   and 
  the 
  light 
  feathers 
  frequently 
  used 
  in 
  their 
  embroidery 
  are 
  mostly 
  taken 
  

   from 
  its 
  long 
  tufts. 
  They 
  appear 
  to 
  lay 
  two 
  eggs, 
  and 
  we 
  found 
  fresh 
  eggs 
  of 
  

   this 
  and 
  the 
  next 
  species 
  from 
  May 
  to 
  the 
  end 
  of 
  July. 
  

  

  40. 
  Mormon 
  cot-niculata, 
  Naum. 
  (713). 
  Horned 
  Puffin. 
  

  

  A 
  resident; 
  abundant 
  from 
  Attn 
  to 
  the 
  Shumagins, 
  and 
  having 
  habits 
  

   similar 
  to 
  those 
  of 
  the 
  last 
  species. 
  The 
  eyes 
  of 
  both 
  have 
  the 
  iris 
  of 
  a 
  clear, 
  

   dead 
  white 
  color. 
  

  

  41. 
  Uria 
  columba, 
  Cas. 
  (727). 
  Red-footed 
  Diver. 
  

  

  Abundant 
  anywhere 
  from 
  Attu 
  to 
  the 
  Shumagins, 
  but 
  not 
  seen 
  in 
  winter. 
  

   The 
  young 
  have 
  dark 
  bluish-black 
  eyes 
  and 
  feet. 
  

  

  