1910] Grinnell—Birds: Alaska Expedition, 1908. 395 
was secured July 7 at an altitude of 1600 feet on a mountain 
side, and according to the notes of the collector (Dixon) its 
stomach contained what appeared to be a mass of marmot dung; 
the bird’s bill was coated with the same material. 
Corvus brachyrhynchos caurinus Baird. Northwestern Crow. 
In evidence at nearly every point visited. At Cordova Bay 
small flocks frequented the mouth of the river and adjacent 
beaches. They were particularly common at Hawkins Island. 
A eolony located by Miss Alexander on a sand-spit were ob- 
served worrying a pair of eagles which persisted in remaining 
in their territory. ‘‘The crows had a way of swooping down 
upon a perchine eagle, first one crow and then another, in a 
manner that must have been quite disconcerting. For the eagle 
would shrink at each onset, finally lose his balance, and fly to 
another perch.’’ At Drier Bay, Knight Island, Heller notes 
that the crows were constantly picking quarrels with the gulls. 
The former were abundant here, and were feeding on small 
black mussels uncovered at low tide. A dozen or so were seen 
at Hanning Bay, Montague Island; and at Hinchinbrook Island, 
June 26, many young recently out of the nest were noted. Crows 
were abundant at the mouths of salmon streams in Port Nell 
Juan. And the species was further observed at Green, La- 
touche, and Storey islands, and in Valdez Narrows. 
But two specimens were obtained, both by Dixon, June 19, 
at Canoe Passage, Hawkins Island. These show the following 
measurements : 
Bill from 
No. Sex Wing Tail Tarsus Culmen Nostril 
1217 ie) 270 159 45.8 42.3 30.1 
1218 2 272 157 46.4 45.4 33.9 
These individuals appear to be identical with birds from the 
Sitkan district. 
Pinicola enucleator flammula Homeyer. Kadiak Pine Grosbeak. 
Twelve specimens (nos. 1510-1521) were obtained from the 
mainland of Port Nell Juan, and from Montague, Latouche, 
Knight, and Chenega islands. These show uniformly the ex- 
treme of characters differentiating the race of the Sitkan dis- 
