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Hinchinbrook Island, at Green Island, off Knight and Latouche 
islands, and near the mouth of Port Nell Juan. 
Fratercula corniculata (Naumann). Horned Puffin. 
Seen in numbers near Zaikof Bay, Montague Island, and 
around Green Island, where an adult female (no. 1124) was 
secured on July 15; several small flocks seen at Drier Bay, 
Knight Island, the first part of September; also a few at Che- 
nega Island. 
Phaleris psittacula (Pallas). Paroquet Auklet. 
Dixon secured a pair of adults (nos. 1176, 1177) at Green 
Island July 13 from a flock of six or eight on the water near 
the beach. At a distance they had much the appearance of 
murrelets. Six seen off Knight Island August 27. 
Synthliboramphus antiquus (Gmelin). Ancient Murrelet. 
At the entrance of Port Nell Juan, August 11, Dixon saw a 
single individual of this species, the only one noted in the region. 
Brachyramphus marmoratus (Gmelin). Marbled Murrelet. 
A common bird in the Prince William Sound region, oceur- 
ring in pairs and small flocks in the open sea-channels. At the 
head of Cordova Bay a dozen or so were observed; one shot, 
disgorged fishes three inches in length. In the waters around 
Hinchinbrook, Montague, Knight, Chenega, and Dise islands. 
the murrelets were noted as a regular feature of the pelagic 
avifauna. The species occurred also well up into Port Nell Juan 
and through Valdez Narrrows. 
At Montague, Dixon records rowing within ten yards of a 
marbled murrelet that appeared to have a school of small fish 
completely at its merey. The fishes were in a mass about as 
large as a bushel basket near the surface of the water. The 
bird kept diving down, back and across, with the result that the 
fishes acted as though thoroughly frightened; at least they made 
no attempt to scatter or to seek safety in the depths. 
Five adult murrelets were secured (nos. 1163-1167) of dates 
from June 8 to Aneust 13, all in summer plumage. 
