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forms in all directions iis far as eye could see. Long lines of flying guillemots encircled tlie 

 island and bounded the iKH'izon. " All available portions of the bold bluffs were crowded with 

 murres. auks, puffins, and other birds, whose clamor was unceasing. Birds are not nearly as 

 numerous at St. Paul's. Otter Island, which is but little frequented by the fur-seal on account 

 of its almost continuous shore line of bluflis, is a stronghold for the birds. We got the eggs of 

 the fulmars by swinging over the cliffs on the end of a rope. The eggs of tiie murres were 

 usually more accessible, but those of the auklets were hidden far back in narrow rock crevices, 

 where it was impossible to get at them. 



A few plants gathered incidentally on St. Paul's in September and on Ounalaska Island in 

 October have been determined as the following species by Dr. Vasey: 



St. Paul's. 



Ratmnculus nivalis R. Br.; Aconitum napellus L., var. Papaver nudicaule L.; Ceras- 

 tinm arvense L. ; Honkemja peploides, Erhr. ; Valeriana dioica L. ; Taraxaciini officinale L.; 

 Geufiauateiiella. Rott.; Palenionliimccprulevm L.; Polypodiuin vulgareli.; Aspidium spi- 

 nulosuiii Swartz; Aspidium lonchitis Swartz. 



Ounalaska. 



Vaccinium uUginosnm'L.; Gentiana fri(jida Haeuke; Polypodium vulgare L.; Aspi- 

 dium lonchites, Swartz. 



MAMMALS. 



Spennophilus empetra { Pallas). Parry's Spermophile. 



Parry's Spermophile is not imcommon about Port Clarence. Its skin is very extensively 

 used by the people of the coast for making parkas, shirt-like garments with hoods, and other 

 clothing. 



One specimen; Port Clarence, August 30. 



Arvicola obscurus Eversmann. 



In many places on Hall's Island the ground was honeycombed with the burrows of what 

 I took to be lemmings {Mi/odes), but the only specimen obtained proves to be a mouse, 

 although of lemming-like appearance. It is possible that the lemming also exists there 



Eumetopias stelleri (Lesson). Stelleb's Sea-lion. 



I obtained an immense male of this species in September at St. Paul's, where it is moder- 

 ately common. 



CaUorhiiius ursinus {Liniic). Northern Kur Seal. 



Gathers in countless numbers on the Pribyloff Islands during the summer season to breed. 

 One of my specimens, a very young one, is an albino. 



Nineteen specimens; St. Paul Island, June and September. 



Odobeenus obesua (III.). Pacific Walrus. 



Two or three walruses were killed by officers of the Cnrwin at Hall's Island September 8, 

 but no specimens were saved. 

 Thalassarctos maritimus (Linne). Polar Bear. 



Four polar bears were in sight at one time upon the side of the mountain when the Corwin 

 came to anchor at Hall's Island on September 8, but they ran away at sight of our hunting 

 party going ashore. Three of them escaped over the hills under cover of the fog, the fourth a 

 very large one, taking refuge among the rocks, where it was finally killed, falling to my own 

 rifle. The weight of this bear was variously estimated at from fourteen to sixteen hundred 

 pounds. With the help of a squad of sailors Captain Healy kindly sent ashore, I was able to 

 convert the unwieldy beast into a specimen. A considerable quantity of the meat was taken 

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