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DBVOTKH TO 'I UK TiJ UI>Y AIIU I'l'(/I l',(, I ;o/( f;i' Mll'fm 



orriciAL OftfjAN Of TMr nuintutin fni'.it m ^. 



Vol. XXrv March April. 1922 No. 2 



When Ihf. I-iird', Coidc Norlh 



0'.'.\\ f'/l'l 'l;i/ III Apiil, y/liil' 7/1- y/'M- li;iviii!' ;i Jio //J'/i m, lli< Im'|ii 

 I Jii' I", l>fj';ui l'» );;i;/, ' ,yi/iil', ^■), n;i 1 1 v 7ill;);/( y , iinh , n'/i I li </! ,' ,'<,iii(^, 

 'I lic l'/,l' iin'; ' liil'li ( ii .;ii'l " i'i\t<'\ ;iii'l i'<);' '. 'd I li' m " 'I li' / ||< // -, /ci 

 the Im)/< II ';'';iii ;il/';iil ;i '|ii;iili i 'A :i mil' ii'-in iIm ,Ii'>m I'',i </ /( i ;t ■//<<■{■ 

 then; w;i/. ii'> Iiuk m iIm- 'l;r/ y/ln n ;il !< ;i ,1 '/ii< M;i' I < loU'l y/;i/, u<i\ vi ,il;l' 

 flriffinj"; p;i. .i , an'l oli'ii lot !i';ur ;ii ;i iiin< iImm- w;i:v ;i, (oni'Jiiiil pio' <■ , I'di 

 Wtiil<- tli'-y 'li'l )i';l I'd 111 I lie V <>\ iir.iuy iiiiyr.y\ ui;', bir^ln, llicy H'-'-in' 'I l'< I '/Iky/ 

 a ^cncnil Ix;)'! an't '/IWtn H<;v(;n),l long 'ropcn' Iciilcl oni \,i\,\i,(\ ih' (I';' 1 In 

 t.ht;he ihc hif'l , i';ll(;v/(;fl cfirh other mo [jntciw-Jy lluil tint liix"-, ;-,V'/'|*i ;iii'l < ui /< 'I 

 wifh an pctfc i mi'ldla-liotis ;i.h (Iiouj'Ii (fi<;y w<;r<' ribhonn blr>w(i in iIk- I>)< </,< , 

 Some; of \\n: I'/,kit/i'; ni' n tii'l, y/itli lli'ii ii(l'-,, un'l't |>roj<;<:lin/4 (>i«(;CM of JCii, 

 in thc//ont: ov<;r vvliii li lli<; l;ii<l;v wcic j;ii vin^', ;»o(;n llif-y rrinrut'd w'lih iV/, muny 

 DuckH an f.hcy couM carry wh(;rcu(>on IIh' villaj//'- ha^l a p^rio^l of U'ivAiiiy^. 

 (Contrary fo wfial, mij<hi be (;x}h;<;(c<I, iIi' l.icls were fal, ;ui'l ilicir llc^Ji, nnlil" 

 thai, of f (j<; wirne bir<ls in f be fall, wai-^ o) }//;o<l flavor. 



The rriah; Kinj^ Killer, wh(rn he c/^men norlh, i« a beauljful bid, wil h nnuiyi- 

 yellow ear coverl.H, a lavenrlcr crown with «ofl. green «i<le-«iripc><, an<^) a warm 

 eream-coJorerl breanl.. He han a whife fjatrh on ea<'h wing and wliife fail 

 ajverlK, and for l.he rent in whining black, lU-.iorc. he goen w/uJh in the b'tll, 

 however, he ha«, changi^H fhiw gay attJre for a plain brov/n drew* mu<.h like lluit 

 which the female wear^ north. 



Practically all of the loidi^rH i^aw^ing Synuk wen; Ki//^ l/i'lero, A ■■<m;i.ll (lo< k 

 of t,h<; Xort.hern or (irwjnland KUkn^, howev(;r, Humrrutre/I on Sle<lg(; Inland 

 (an island in Bering Sea alx^ut, five rnilcH from the village;. 



At, Synuk the ocean iu; breakn up about June /. For a we^k the f)oe>, drift 

 about near the whore or lie idly hawking in the wun, and for the only week in t he 

 year when not ice-bound the habit ually Aiormy WAir.r h held in wubjection. The 

 birdw s<;<;m enamored of thi>> smooth w;a, with itw floatirjg i<:i'.-cakew, a»id go 

 rlrifting \/d<:k and forth over itn mriiUAi, For many it w »ijll the vmaiUni 

 periorl, before the nc«ting-tirne, 'f'heir criew make a ran; me/l)ey, 'f'here iv the 



