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birds except snow buntings {Plectrophenax nivalis) and Alaska long- 

 spurs {Calcarius lapponicus alascensis) are found common at Barrow, 

 and many that are common at Anaktuvuk occur there rarely. 



Distribution in Western Arctic America 



In table 7 is presented a comparison of distribution in six localities 

 (see maps, figs. 1 and 8) : (1) Anaktuvuk; (2) Kobuk Village, on the 

 forested middle and upper part of Kobuk River about 150 miles 

 west by south from Anaktuvuk; (3) the arctic part of interior Yukon 

 about Old Crow, 350 miles east of Anaktuvuk; (4) the eastern arctic 



Table 7. — Species of Mrds in the families reported from six localities 

 of western arctic America 



Families 



Anak- 

 tuvuk 



Kobuk 



Old 



Crow 



Arctic coast 





Yukon 



Eastern 

 Alaska 



Barrow 



Gaviidae 



4 



4 



3 



3 



3 



3 



Podicipedidae 

 Procellariidae 



1 

 



2 

 



2 

 



1 

 





 



1 

 2 



Phalacrocoracldae 























1 



Anatidae 



17 



18 



19 



14 



12 



20 



Aceipitridae 

 Pandionldae 



5 



1 



6 

 I 



6 

 1 



2 

 



1 

 



2 

 



Falconidae 



4 



2 



3 



1 



2 



3 



Tetraonidae 



2 



3 



4 



2 



2 



2 



Qruldae 



1 



1 



1 



1 



1 



1 



Charadriidae 



4 



5 



3 



1 



4 



7 



Scolopacidae 



Phalaropodidae 



Stercorariidae 



18 

 2 

 3 



16 

 2 

 3 



9 

 1 

 2 



8 

 1 



1 



9 

 2 

 2 



14 

 2 

 3 



Larldae 



5 



6 



5 



4 



6 



9 



Alcldae 























7 



Strigidae 



Caprimulgidae 



Alcedinldae 



4 

 

 



6 

 

 1 



5 

 

 



1 

 

 



3 

 

 



3 

 1 







Picidae 



2 



4 



2 















Tyrannidae 

 Alaudidae 



1 

 1 







1 



3 

 1 







1 





 



3 

 1 



Hirundinidae 



3 



4 



4 











7 



Corvldae 



2 



2 



2 



1 



2 



1 



Paridae 



1 



3 



2 







1 



1 



Cinelidae 



1 



1 



1 















Troglodytidae 

 Turdidae 





 3 







4 







5 





 2 





 



1 



7 



Sylviidae 

 Motacillidae 



2 

 2 



2 

 2 



1 

 1 





 2 





 2 



1 

 2 



Bombycillidae 

 Lanildae 





 1 



1 



1 



1 

 1 





 





 





 



ParUiidae 



3 



6 



6 











3 



Icteridae 



1 



1 



1 











3 



Thraupidae 

 Fringlllidae 







12 





 14 





 12 





 6 







5 



2 

 13 



Total 



106 



122 



107 



52 



58 



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