380 THE FUR. SEALS OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. 



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

 George in 1872. In the harbor of St. Paul, off 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, iu 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 jjairs. No. 118744, ad. i , 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. P. 



6. Somateria v-nigra Gray. Pacific Eider. 



Somateria r-nigrum, Salvadori, Cat. B. Br. Mus., XXVII, 1895, 430. — CouKS, Key, 1890, 712. 

 Somateria v-nigra, A. 0. U. Ch. List, 1895, 57. — Eidgway, Man. 1896, 110. 



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

 of the ice. 



7. Nettion carolinense Gmel. Green- winged Teal. 



Nettion caroUnensis, Salvabori, Cat. B. Br. Mus., XXVII, 1895, 250. 



Querquedtda {N.) caroUnensis, CouBS, Key, 1890, 695. 



Alias caroUnensis, A. O. U. Ch. List, 1895, 50. — Eidgway, Man. 1896, 94. 



We saw one in a pond near the village of St. George May 28, 1890, which was 

 killed later the same summer. They are migratory and usually occur every year in 

 small numbers, but are not known to breed. 



8. Anas penelope Linn. European Widgeon. 



Mareca penelope, Coues, in Elliott's Rpt. Aft'. Alaska, 1873; Reprint, 1875, 191; Key, 1890, 

 694.— Elliott, Mon. Seal Ids., 1882, 130.— Salvadori, Cat. B. Br. Mus., XXVII, 1895, 227. 

 Anas penelope, A. O. U. Ch. List, 1895, 49.— Eidgway, Man. 1896, 96. 



" It is an interesting fact that the widgeon which visits the Pribilof Islands is not 

 M. americana, which would have. been anticipated, but the true M. penelope, as Mr. 

 Elliott's specimen attests." — IGoues.) "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 species to the American avifauna, but quite a number of others have been taken 

 since in various places, esi)ecially among the Aleutians, where they probably breed. 

 No. 62525, ad. S , May 27, 1872, St. Paul, H. W. Elliott. 



9. Anas boschas Linn. Mallard. 



Anas boschas, Coues, in Elliott's Ept. Aff. Alaska," 1873 ; lieprint, 1875, 190; Elliott, Mon. 



Seal Ids., 1882, 130; A. O. U. Ch. List, 1895, 48.— Eidgway, Man. 1896, 91. 

 A[nas] losoas, CouES, Key, 1890, 691. 

 Anas loscas, Salvadori, Cat. B. Br. Mus., XXVII, 189.5, 189. 



A few undoubtedly breed about the Great Lake and the ponds at Polovina, 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 albifirons gambeli (Hartl.). American White-fronted Goose. 



Anser gamheU, Salvadori, Cat. B. Br. Mus., XXVII, 1895, C5. 



Jnser alUfrons gambeU, A. O. U. Ch. List, 1895, 61.— Coues, Key, 1890, 684. — Eidgway, M;'n. 

 1896, 116. 



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



