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Bubo virginianus saturatus Ridgway. Dusky Horned Owl. 
The single specimen taken (No. 78) was shot by Stephens at 
Rodman Bay on Baranof Island, August 15. It is a male with 
plenty of plumage, though evidently undergoing molt. Its strik- 
ine characters of coloration are an extreme of blackness and 
buffiness. Mr. H. C. Oberholser, to whom I submitted the speci- 
men for his opinion, pronounces it very nearly typical of satu- 
ratus. 
At the same place and time that the above specimen was 
taken, another was seen by Stephens. One of the birds was hoot- 
ing about 4 p.m. on a cloudy day, and the sound was followed up. 
The birds flew about in the timber, but one of them allowed close 
enough approach for a shot. 
At Windfall Harbor, Admiralty Island, the notes of this owl 
were heard on several evenings. At Hooniah, Chichagof Island, 
a large owl was being pestered by a bunch of beach crows, but 
could not be identified with certainty. Notes of small owls were 
heard on Admiralty Island, but no clew was obtained as to their 
authorship. 
Ceryle alcyon (Linnaeus). Belted Kingfisher. 
At Windfall Harbor, Admiralty Island, according to Dixon, 
a pair of kingfishers were digging a nest-hole in a sand bank, 
April 18. At Mole Harbor the species was rare, May 19 to June 
10. At Baranof Island, Stephens saw one individual at Red 
Bluff Bay, in June, and one each at Bear Bay and Rodman Bay 
in August. At Idaho Inlet, Chichagof Island, Dixon saw one 
July 23; and at Hawk Inlet, Admiralty Island, August 1 to 9, a 
family of kingfishers were seen fishing along the creek. No 
specimens of this bird were obtained. 
Dryobates villosus harrisii (Audubon). Harris Woodpecker. 
The three specimens secured by the expedition, all from Ad- 
miralty Island, agree with other examples from the Sitkan Dis- 
trict in being shehtly larger than harrisii from Oregon and 
Washington, in having the under surface less deeply smoky, and 
