MH. II. SEEUOIIM ON THE 131RDS NORTH OF ALASKA. 305 
Fl'LKjula olacialis. Tlie Long-tailed Duck arrived on Juno 
lOtli, and was common. Lggs were obtained on 23rd. 
80 MATERIA STELLEUi. Steller’s Duck was seen on Juno 10th, 
and ■was not uncommon. Two eggs were brouglit in on 
July 4tli. 
SoMATEiUA .sPECTAUiLis. Tho King Eider Avas seen every day 
after Juno 10th, and eggs were obtained on 24th. 
n. 
ON THE BIRDS OF THE EXTREME NORTH 
OF ALASKA. 
By Henry Seeuohm. 
Read 2‘]lh April, 1886 . 
Frecisely at the same time as Dr. Bunge was studying the birds 
of the Lena Delta, an American expedition made important 
collections at Point Barrow, iibout 14° further south, and 80° 
further east. 
The ornithological results of their visit to the high north are 
jniblished in a ‘ Report of the International Polar Expedition to 
Point Barrow, Alaska,’ pp. 104 — 128, written by Mr. John Murdoch, 
Avho collected most of the birds and eggs. The mean temperature 
never rose above freezing point in 1882 from the previous 19th of 
October to the 12th of May, and in 1883 from tho previous 
2nd of October to the 25th of May. The first flowers were seen 
in bloom at the end of Juno, so that practically the climate of 
Point Barrow may bo regarded as exactly the same as that of the 
Lena Delta. 
