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Stephens found a set of eight eggs in which ineubation was 
barely commenced. The nest was on the ground under a low, 
depressed willow on a small island, and was composed of moss. 
The eges are pale cream-color, and an ayerage selected example 
measures 55.9 & 39.5 mm. 
Chaulelasmus streperus (Linnaeus). Gadwall. 
On July 16, Littlejohn saw a flock of five gadwalls about a 
small lake on one of the Beardslee Islands in Glacier Bay. The 
birds flew within easy identification range, and could have been 
readily shot, but at the time it was undesirable to make any 
noise. The species was not noted elsewhere, nor has it been pre- 
viously recorded from Alaska that I know of. 
Mareca americana (Gmelin). Baldpate. 
A lone pair of baldpates were seen by Littlejohn at Windfall 
Harbor, Admiralty Island, May 6. The species was not again 
detected. 
Nettion carolinensis (Gmelin). Green-winged Teal. 
From Littlejohn’s notebook it appears that this species was 
noted near Windfall Harbor, Admiralty Island, May 1, when a 
flock of twenty-five were seen near the mouth of a small stream. 
On June 4 a pair were discovered at the mouth of a creek in 
Mole Harbor. At Glacier Bay a small flock was seen July 5; 
and on July 16 nearly full-grown young were caught in the same 
locality. None were preserved. 
Dafila acuta (Linnaeus). Pintail. 
Dixon noted a pair of pintails at Windfall Harbor, Admiralty 
Island; and Littlejohn found where half a dozen pairs were 
breeding around a small lake at Glacier Bay. These were dis- 
covered on July 16, and on that date the young varied from very 
small to at least one that was able to fly. This individual was 
caught hiding in the grass, and on being released flew with much 
effort across the pond. No examples of this species were pre- 
served. 
