Barrows.] 158 [April 4, 



the base; both mandibles with the edges much inflected; most so 

 near the base in the upper, and near the tip in the lower. Color — 

 on the head above nearly black ; feathers on the forehead with indis- 

 tinct ash)- tips. Wings above blackish, with some ashy-tipped feath- 

 ers. Entire back, rump, and tail feathers finely banded transversely 

 with alternate bars of black and rusty red or chestnut. Beneath, 

 similarly banded with white and blackish, the markings rather 

 coarser. Under surface of wing clear ash. Length 10 in. Wing 5 in. 

 One specimen. 

 No. 46555, c?, spring plumage ; Sitka. 



14. Braehyrhamplms Kittiitzii. 



One of Brandt's species, not well known. No specimen. 



Genus Uria (Moehring) Brisson. 



Bill straight, somewhat compressed ; culmen straight except near 

 the tip; tip of upper mandible slightly overhanging that of lower; 

 lower mandible with a lateral groove, near its base. Nasal fossae deep 

 and long, extending far in front of the linear nostrils, where the 

 feathers cease, leaving the forward part of the groove bare. Nostrils 

 reached, but only partially obscured, by the feathers. Tarsus entirely 

 reticulate. Color — in summer dark, both on Back and belly ; in 

 winter showing more or less white on both, especially on the belly 

 which is usually entirely white. 



15. Uria grylle. 



Alca grylle Linn., 1758. Uria gramlandica Briinnich. Uria grylle 

 Brunnich, Latham, Temminck, Vieillot, Bonaparte, Audubon, Brandt, 

 Gray, Cassin, Bryant, Coues, etc., etc. 



Bill most slender of the genus; not noticeably compressed. Color 

 — in summer, sooty or plumbeous black, with a greenish gloss; 

 wings and tail clear black above, with the exception of a large patch 

 of white on the wing coverts ; under side of wing clear white. In 

 winter the whole under parts are clear white ; the upper parts mostly 

 mottled with black and white, with the exception of the wing and 

 tail feathers, which generally retain their clear black. Intermediate 

 seasons show all .the different degrees of mottling, and among 

 others a black bar through the white wing spot is not uncommon. 

 Tail feathers twelve. Length 13 in. Wing 5\-§\ in. Tail 2 in. 

 Seven specimens. 



Coll. La Fresnaye, No. 8141, Society's Coll., No. 9215 ; N. Europe. 





