92 CRUISE OF THE STEAMER CORWiN. 



25. Arenaria melanocephala (Figr.). Black Turnstone (rii-(7i(a-^'-/«/i-). 



Seen occasioiuilly about the mouth of the river and Hotham Inlet. 

 One s])ecimen; Kowak delta. July 4. 



26. Deudragapus canadensis (Uidi.). Canada Grouse (Nd-ni-ti-iiifi-i-ge). 



A siufjjle .specimen of this species, a female accompaniiHl by fledglings, wa.s obtained in the 

 spruce woods on the middle Kowak July 11. No otliers were seen. 



27. Lagopus lagopus (/./(/».). Wn>Low VTARillQAti (A-kd-di-gi-iruk). 



We found a few Hocks of this bird along the lower river and about Kotzebue Sound in 

 August, only one individual having been seen higlier up. They were always met with on the 

 open tundra, feeding on the omnipresent blueberries. 



Two specimens; Upper Kowak July 14, and Kotzebue Sound August "^G. 



28. Circus hudsonius (Linn.). Marsh Hawk {Po-p'ik-li'ik). 



The marsli liawk is a commnn species throughout the Kowak River region, where its 

 bi-eeding is indicated by the young liirds collected. 



Three specimens; Upper Kowak, August 10. and Kotzebue Sound, August 26. 



29. Archibuteo ferrugineus (Licht.). FERRUGINOUS Rouoh-leg {Khai-lii-nik). 



Large hawks, ciiiedy, I think, of this species, were often seen along the river. 

 One specimen; Lower Kowak, August 22. 



30. Falco colmnbariiis (Linn.). Pigeon-Hawk {K'i-(li-(j(i-tfe-tcuk). 



Rather common everywliei'e during our stay in tlie region. Breeds in the wooded districts. 

 Tliree specimens; Upper Kowak, July 12, August ]()-lS. 



31. Pandion haliaetus carolinensis (Gind.). AMERICAN Osprey (Kd-li'tk-u-cu-ruk). 



A common species, especially along the lower river, where many nests were seen upon the 

 tops of the spruces. I took a full-grown young bird from one of these nests, which traveled 

 with us during the remainder of the season, perched upon the bow of the steam-launch. The 

 appetite of this bird was always good, which could not be said of its temper, its piscivorous pro- 

 pensities fully justifying its native name of Ka-luk-a-cii-ruk, which Myninck explained meant 

 " eat um plenty feesli." Fortunately, we always had plenty of " feesh " for both the osprey and 

 Myninck to eat, the latter being quite as deserving of some such ichthyophagous distinction. 



23- Asio accipitrinus {Pall.). Short-eared Owl (Ni-jxtl-i/uk-tok). 



One specimen ; Kotzebue Sound. August 2(i. Tliis was the only individual owl of any kind 

 that I saw iir the region. 



33. Ceryle alcyon (Linn.). Belted Kingfisher (Nu-ki-tcnk-uk or TK-yn-i/ii-yi'i-hik). 



Tlic kingfisher was present upon the river during the entire season; in fact, it was as com- 

 mon as one would expect to find it on a river in tlie United States, I found a nest on July 24, 

 in the usual situation — in a hole tunneled in a soft bank. 



Four specinunis; Upper and Middle Kowak, July 25-August 18. 



34. Perisoreus canadensis fumifrons Rhhjw. Alaska Jay (Kl-rak or Ai-ddc-di-yok). 



A common species in the spruce woods of the region. I shot many of them about the vil- 

 lages of the natives, where they gathered to feed on the dried fish that the people were curing 

 on racks in the open air for winter stores. Salmon eggs, often dried with the fish, were their 

 deliglit. Tlu'y came noiseles.sly. like the thieves they were, from apparently nowhere, and 

 (lr<j])i)ed singly and by turn upon the racks, with a mischievous flirt of the tail, to snatch the 

 mouthful of roe they made off with. 



Twelve specimens; Ui)pcr and Middle Kowak. July 11-August IS. 



35. Corviis corax sinuatus (Trctf/?.). American Raven. 



Rather common along the rivei-. Seen also at Kotzebue Sound. 

 Two specimens (skeletons); Lower Kowak, August 25. 



