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ZONOTRICHIA LEUCOPHRYS GAMBELII (Nuttall). 
GAMBEL’S SPARROW. 
At 1.30 a.m. on the morning of May 17, 1914, two males, the only 
‘Gambel’s Sparrows seen, were taken at the door of the camp. On this 
night the midnight sun was first seen. 
MELOSPIZA MELODIA RUFINA (Bonaparte). 
SOOTY SONG SPARROW. 
A male was taken at Woewodsky Island, Alaska, April 9, 1913. 
MELOSPIZA MELODIA CAURINA Ridgway. 
YAKUTAT SONG SPARROW. 
Three males were shot at Woewodsky Island, April 9, 1913. This 
locality is south of the breeding range of this subspecies. 
_MELospiza MELODIA SANAKA McGregor. 
ALEUTIAN SONG SPARROW. 
Several Aleutian Song Sparrows were taken on the Semidi Islands, 
Alaska, April 18 and 19, 1913. 
PASSERELLA ILIACA TOWNSENDI (Audubon). 
TOWNSEND'S FOX SPARROW. 
A single female was taken at Woewodsky Island, April 9, 1913. 
ICTERIDAE. 
EvpHacus CAROLINUS (Miiller). 
RUSTY BLACKBIRD. 
Mr. Dixon took a female Rusty Blackbird at Indian Point, Siberia, 
on June 7, 1913. Indian Point is the most barren spot we saw on the 
Chukchi Peninsula. -This is undoubtedly the first Asiatic record for 
