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Pine Siskin or goldfinch—' “Sweeeeet!” When shot, the bird proved to be 
something quite different. Another was stalked, but flew prematurely, 
and on taking wing gave the chippering of the crossbill. Again it was 
heard giving a note much like the cluck of the American Purple Finch. 
Some family parties were seen July 22 and 27; on the latter date a juvenile 
female was taken. 
6 Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka. July 17 
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Plectrophenax nivalis townsendi Ridgway. Pribilof Snow Bunting 
Snowflakes were seen in numbers of from one to a dozen at Unalaska, 
Alaska, March 26; Atka island, April 4; Adak island, April 13; Attu 
island, April 20; Nikolski, Bering island, April 25; and Oest, Kamchatka, 
April 26. Most of these birds were found near the shore, the prevailing 
rough weather perhaps keeping them low. A few were seen up on the 
crowberry slopes in ptarmigan country. They were usually very wild and 
most of those secured had to be shot on the wing with full loads. 
On the flat top of Toporkov puffin rookery, Bering island, where on 
April 25 the grassy hummocks were just emerging from the snow, three or 
four Snowflakes were found giving their flight song. Ascending about 50 
feet they threw the wings back and settled slowly, singing as they dropped. 
It was a very sweet song and a pretty performance, very similar to that of 
the Lapland and McCown’s Longspurs on the prairies. 
On August 3, at Nikolski, a single Snowflake was found in the yard of 
the salt house. It was perched on the woodpile, and not until it was 
flushed did its extreme whiteness show well. The upper parts were 
greyish. 
6 Atka island, Aleutian islands. April 4 
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$ Attu island, “ “ 21 
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The smallest of these birds appears to be slightly larger than any eastern Snow Bunting. 
Calcarius lapponicus lapponicus (Linnaeus). Lapland Longspur 
A dozen longspurs of this type were seen in the spring at Hitokappu 
Yefcorup island, and two were taken. At Nikolski, Bering island, August 
3, two breeding pairs were seen; at Unalaska, Alaska, August 8, two 
juveniles were taken from a family party of six. 
5 Hitokappu, Yetorup island, Kuril island. May 7 
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9 ? Unalaska, Alaska, “ August 8 
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Seem to be identical with American specimens . 
Passerculus sandwichensis subsp.? (Gmelin). Savanna Sparrow 
Seen only at Unalaska on August 8, when young of the year were 
common in the grass and along the shore. The only adult birds found were 
a pair feeding young and they were not molested. 
6 juv. Unalaska, Alaska. August 8 
Too undeveloped to make any confident subspecific diagnosis. 
