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part of the peninsula would account for the absence of 

 small mammals m any quantity. 



I am unable to account, however, for the lack of small 

 rodents on the barren grounds. " Signs " were everywhere 

 abundant, in the form of burrows, etc., but they were for the 

 most part old. Extensive stretches of ground were literally 

 honey-combed by what appeared to be vole burrows, yet the 

 most persistent trapping was void of results. Several spe- 

 cies which are very common in similar locations, both to the 

 north and south, were not indicated even by old "signs," and 

 I am at a loss to account for their absence. 



On the Alaska Peninsula and the adjacent islands just the 

 opposite conditions prevailed. At the time of my visit there, 

 the majority of the rodents were hibernating and but few 

 species were secured ; but there was every indication that 

 many other species were very numerous. 



Lagenorhynchus obliquidens. Striped Dolphin. 



One dead specimen was found on the rocks at Swan Point 

 near Valdez, and secured. 



Many other marine animals were seen during the passage 

 from Seattle to Homer, but as their identification would be 

 a matter of gaess-work I have not included them in this list. 



Paralces gigas. Alaska Moose. 



These monsters of the ungulate family are very abundant 

 about the tableland of the Kenai Peninsula. During the 

 summer they range the lower ground about the streams, 

 where timber affords the young protection, and in such local- 

 ities " signs " are everywhere apparent. 



Many of the sand bars on Sheep Creek were a mass of 

 moose tracks, reminding one of tracks of domestic cattle 

 about a pasture. Upon the approach of the rutting season, 

 they repair to the higher ridges and more open ground, there 

 to remain during the winter. 



