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Harlequin ducks. He also mentions two others that were shot off" East Point on St. 

 Ceorge in 1872. In the harbor of St. Paul, oft' the wharf, on June 14, I saw four and 

 shot three of them, all adult males. Later I saw others frequently, both males and 

 females, in the harbor, sometimes on the lagoon beach of the killing ground, some- 

 times flying up the lagoon, and even with the old squaws. 1 could find no trace of 

 their breeding, though they were often in pairs. No. 118744, ad. S , June 14, 1890, St. 

 Paul, W. Palmer. Length, 17.55; extent, 28.75; wing, 8.57. Stomach and crop 

 contents: Sand, small shellfish, and a great quantity of sea fleas. W. 1\ 



6. Somateria v-nigra Gray. P;icific Eider. 



Somaleria r-nii/rum, Salvadoki, Cat. B. Br. Mus., XXVII, 18!»5, 430.— Couics, Key, 1890, 712. 

 Somateria i-niijra, A. O. U. Oh. List, 1895, 57.— Riixiway, Man. 1896, 110. 



Visits the islands in winter. Seldom seen near shore. Usually common outside 

 of the ice. 



7. Nettion carolinense Gniel. Oreeu-wiufjed Teal. 



Neltioii (((lolhicnHis, Sai.vadoki, Cat. B. Br. Mns., XXVII, 1895, 250. 



Qiierqiivdula {N.) tarolineiiaia, Coukss, Kiiy, 1890, (i95. 



Anas carolini'imin, A. (). V. Cli. List, 1895, 50. — Uidhway, Man. 189(>, 91. 



We saw one in a pond near the village of St. (ieorge May 2S, 1890, which was 

 killed later tlie same summer. Tiiey are migratory and usually occur every year in 

 small numbers, but aie not known to breed. 



8. Anaspenelope Liuii. Kiiroixiaii Widgeon. 



Mareca pen (lope, CoiKS, in Elliott's Rpt. Ad'. Alaska, 1873; lleprint, 1875, 191; Key, 1890, 

 694.— Ei.i.iOTT, Mon. Seal Ids., 1882, 130.— Sai.vadoiu, Cat. B. Br. Mns., XXVII, 1895, 227. 

 Anas penelopi; A. O. U. Cli. List, 1895, 49.— Ridcwav, Man. 1896, 96. 



*' It is an interesting fa(^t that the widgeon which visits the Pribilof Islands is not 

 j\l. ((mcricano, which would have been anticipated, but the true ^^. peneJope, as Mr. 

 Elliott's specimen attests." — (Voues.) "It is seldom seen, never in pairs, does not 

 breed on the islands, and apparently the few individuals noted during two years' 

 observations were windbound or astray." — {Elliott.) Mr. Elliott's specimen added 

 this si)ecies to the American avifaunn, but quite a number of others have been taken 

 since in various places, esjtecially among the Aleutians, where they probably breed. 

 No. 62.52.5, ad. S , May 27, 1872, St. Paul, H. W. Elliott. 



9. Auas boschas Linn. Mallard. 



Anas hoHchaa, Coue.s, in Elliott's Rpt. Aff. Alaska, 1873; Reprint, 187.5, 190; Elliott, Mon. 



Seal Ids., 1882, 130; A. (). IJ. Ch. List, 189.5, 48.— RiixivvAY, Man. 1896, 91. 

 A[nas\ boKcas, CoUKS, Key, 1890, 691. 

 AiniH fto.wrt.s, Salvadorf, Cat. B. Br. Mns., XXVII, 189.5, 189. 



A few undoubtedly breed about the Great Lake and the ponds at I'olovina, on St. 

 Paul, and sometimes visit the other lakes. I am not aware that the nest and eggs 

 have been taken, but the birds are often seen, as I saw them frequently during the 

 summer. They are more numerous during the migrations. No specimens. 



10. Anser albifrons gambeli (Hartl.). American White-fronted Ooo.se. 



Anser !/(imhcli, Sai.vadoki, Cat. B. Br. Mns., XXVII, 1895, Cj 



Anscr albifrons gambeli, A. O. U. Ch. List, 1895, 61.— CoUES, Key, 1890, 684.— Kidcwav, Miin. 

 1896, 116. 



On June 11, 1890, on a little grassy islet in the village pond on St. Paul 1 saw two 



