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The above two species are here recorded for the first time from, the Pribi- 
lof Islands. 
The unsuccessful attempts to introduce the Northern Raven (Corvus coraxr 
principalis) on the Pribilof Islands prior to 1867 were recorded by Elliott many 
years ago (A Monograph of the Seal-Islands of Alaska: Special Bulletin 176, 
U. S. Commission of Fish and Fisheries, 1882, pp. 126, 128). His statement is 
as follows: ‘‘Failure to Introduce Ravens.—The Russians tried the experiment 
of bringing up from Sitka and Oonalashka a number of ravens as scavengers, 
a number of years ago, and when they were very uncleanly in the village, in 
contrast with the practice. of the present hour; they reasoned that they would 
—these ill-omened birds—be invaluable as health officers; but the Corvidae 
invariably, sooner or later, and within a very short time, took the first wind- 
train back to the mainland or the Aleutian islands; yet the natives say that if 
the birds had been young ones instead of old fellows they would have re- 
mained’’ (page 126). On page 128 the species is given the number ‘‘6”’ in his 
list and it is further stated that the experiment was tried several times. 
The species has not reappeared in any of the lists of the birds of the isl- 
ands, since it had not at any time reached them of its own accord. During 
January, 1919, heavy ice surrounded St. Paul Island, but the natives were able 
to get out from shore in their boats in the open leads for the excellent duck 
shooting. On one of these occasions three ravens were seen near Sea Lion 
Rock. One was shot and wounded but could not be secured. It is not consid- - 
ered to be good policy to encumber literature with important records from the 
Islands except when they are supported by actual specimens, but in this case 
identification could hardly be mistaken. The occurrence was confirmed by 
several reliable men to whom the species was well known when they were in 
Unalaska. So in this case it seems to be worth while to make the record with- 
out the specimen. The reason why ravens do not become established on the 
Pribilof Islands is one of the unsolved mysteries of Bering Sea. They live on 
St. Matthew Island to the north, the Aleutians to the south, Alaska to the east 
and Kamchatka to the west. Yet the Pribilofs are passed with their wonder- 
ful food supply in the shape of carcasses of fur seals. Can it be that the Isi- 
ands are geologically too young? 
Two Little Brown Cranes (Grus canadensis) were collected on St. Paul 
Island in May, 1919. This species occurs in small numbers regularly during 
inigrations but the birds are rarely shot. The previous record was based on a 
siug!e feather picked up on the tundra. The two birds secured had gorman- 
dised on maggots, picked up on the seal killing fields at North East Point. 
A female Gadwall (Chaulelasmus streperus) was secured on St. Paul Island 
on May 20, 1919, from a flock of three at Half Way Point. It is the second 
occurrence of the species on the Islands. 
An American Green-winged Teal (Nettion carolinense), male, was taken 
from a pair found May 26,1919, near Lukanin Rookery. Also a male European 
Green-winged Teal (Nettion crecca) was taken on September 20, 1919. These 
records confirm the previous ones as to the regular occurrence of both species 
at this locality. It would be surprising if hybrids were not occasionally pro- 
duced. 
A female Polynesian Tattler (Heteractitis brevipes) was secured on St. 
Paul Island on September 17, 1919, near Kitovi Rookery. It makes the third 
specimen taken in North America. I had an opportunity to observe this bird 
