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ly vibrating the wings They are very numerous and when they have alighted 
on top of a bush are not suspicious. Four stomachs examined contained remains 
of coleopterous insects.” 
Two of each sex were secured. The reproductive organs indicated the prox- 
imity of the breeding season. 
Anthus pensilvanicus. — The American pipit is well distributed over the territory 
visited. A pair was observed on Crater Mountain July ii; several were seen on 
top of Besboro Island, August 6, and two days later it was common on the high 
point forming Cape Denbigh. The species was also observed at Fallax Point 
August II, and at Signal Doris August 29. A specimen taken on Amaknak, June 
23, is darkly colored. 
Parus hudsonicus evura Coues. — Several chickadees from Cairn compared with 
those taken by Grinnell on the Kowak River are darker. Mr. Harry C. Oberhol- 
.ser has kindly examined them and says: “Your chickadees are immature Panes 
hudsonicus evura of which P. h. stoeieyi \s a synonym. * * * Your birds, being 
imniatures, are darker and more sooty above than the type of P. Ji. stoneyi, but are 
apparently identical.” 
Chickadees were abundant in the spruces at Cairn on August 19 and were 
again seen on the 22nd. They were always in flocks and their habits were not 
different from those of other similar species of the genus. 
Pliyllopseustes borealis (Bias.). — Two willow warblers were secured near 
Cairn, August 19. I was watching small fish in one of the clear streams which 
flow through the woods below Cairn when my attention was attracted by an un- 
usual note. xAcross the stream in the tops of the willows were four or five birds 
resembling vireos in color. Their actions were more kinglet like. They constant- 
ly moved about among the leaves or darted out over the water in pursuit of 
insects and returned to the trees. I felt these must be willow warblers and shot 
one across the stream fearing to wait lest they disappear altogether. My bird fell 
in the water but I managed to guide him to my side by aid of a convenient pole. 
Another bird was lured acro.ss the water by ‘squeaking’ and was at once secured 
although he lit so near me that I had to back away before firing. This was the 
only occasion upon which the species was seen. 
Hylocichla aliciae (Baird). — Four thrushes in fall plumage are like H. alicia; 
from the Kowak River. 
The birds were silent and usually found in small brush or dense willow 
thickets. Specimens were taken near Cairn and Dexter in August. One in 
young plumage was taken near Cape Denbigh, August 12, and another in similar 
plumage on Besboro Island, August 4. 
Merula migratoria (Linn.). — The robin was observed only at Castle Rock 
where a flock of a dozen or fifteen was located in the spruces, July 27. 
Ixoreus n-aevius meruloides (Swain.). — The varied thrush was abundant in the 
spruce woods below Signal Cairn where four moulting examples were taken late 
in August. 
Saxicola oeaanthe (Linn.). — Several wheatears were seen near the summit of 
Castle Rock July 27 and another was observed on a rocky hillside near the Sig- 
nal Doris, August 19. 
The Least Tern at San Diego. 
M r. F. W. KELSEY of San Diego 
has sent us two admirable photo- 
graphs of the nest and eggs of 
the least tern {Sterna antillarum), one 
of which is reproduced. The pictures 
were taken at Pacific Beach near San 
Diego, June 21, 1902. Mr. Kelsey writes: 
During the last six weeks I have 
