MR. II. SEEHOIIM OX THE imtOS NORTH OF AL.^SK.\. 307 
PiiAL.vROFUs HYPERiiOREUs. Tlie Ked-neckoil Plialarope Avas a 
very rare straggler. 
Totanus RUFUS UROPYGiAUi.s. Tlic eastern form of the Bar-tailed 
Oodwit Avas a rare straggler in autumn. 
Trinoa surarquata. a .solitary example of the CurleAv 
Sandpiper Avas obtained on Juno Gth. 
'J'rinoa alpina. The Dunlin arri\'cd late in May. They Avere 
very common. Both parents shared in the Avork of incubation, and 
the young are liatched early in July. 
'J’rinoa canutus. 'The Ivnot is very rare. 
'Trinoa pectoralis. 'J'ho Pectoral Sandpiper Avas one of the 
commonest of the Avaders. It arrived about June 1st, and eggs 
were taken on the 20th. 'They Avcre jireviously unknoAvn. Through 
the kindness of the Director of the Smith.sonian In.stitution in 
'Washington, I Avas able to figure one of these eggs in my 
‘ History of British Birds ’ (plate 08). 
'Trinoa ronapartii. Bonaparte’s Sandpiper, the American 
representative of the CurlcAv Sandpiper, Avas a very rare straggler, 
two examples only being secured. 
'I'rinoa rairdi. 'J'ho Lesser Pectoral Sandpiper arrived end of 
May, and eggs Avere obtained late in June. 
'Trynoites rufescens the Buff-breasted Sandpiper arrived in 
great numbers about June 7th ; many nests Avere taken, ahvays on 
the “ black tundra,” and by the first Aveek in August the birds 
disappeared. 
Ereunetes pusillus. The Sempalmated Sandpiper passed in 
great numbers, on the autumn migrations, from the end of July, 
gradually disappearing by the middle of August. They A\’ere all 
young birds. 
Ereunetes griseus scolopaceus. The western form of the 
Bed-breasted Snipe Avas rare during the breeding season, but 
numbers of young birds passed through about the middle of August. 
Numenius borealis. 'The Eskimo Curlew Avas not common, 
and only seen on migration, chiefly in spring (late in ^laA'). 
Sterna arctica. 'The Arctic 'Tern arrived about June 10th, 
and none Averc seen after the end of August. 
Larus sarinii. Sabine’s Gull arrived about June 1st, and Avas 
by no means uncommon. They AA-ere evidently breeding in the 
neighbourhood, but the nest Avas not found. 
