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i'i.'. ...... BIRDS OF SITKA AND VICINITY, SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA 89 men land bird of the region. Plentiful in timbered sections from the coast well up into the mountain meadows. Grinnell (x898, p. x3 o) secured fully fledged young June 26, x896. l??gulus satraps oliv?0eus. Western Golden-crowned Kinglet. Rather plenti- ful in the forests throughout the region. In the latter part of September they were gathered in companies in tree tops near the coast, apparently preparing to migrate. Regulus 0?lendul? grinnelli. Sitka Kinglet. Not common. Noted in woods back of Sitka and at head of Silver Bay. Type specimen taken by Grinnell at Sitka in x896 (Palmer, x897, p. 399). Two specimens taken at Sitka by Bis- choff were recorded as R. calendula (Dall & Bannister, x869, p. 276 ). On Chi- chagof Island the species was noted as rare by Dixon at ttooniah, June 21-27, and at Port Frederick, July 25 to August i (Grinnell, x9o9, p. 239). Hylooiotda ustulats ustulata. Russet-backed Thrush. Fairly common sum- met visitant along streams and on some of the islands. Not noted after August x5- F. Stephens found a nest containing four young ready to fly, at Idaho Inlet, Chichagof Island, July 22, ?9o7 (Grinnell, i9o9, p. 240). Hyloeiohla guttats nanus. Dwarf Hermit Thrush. Common summer visitant. Especially plentiful on wooded islands. Grinnell (I898, p. I3o) ' obtained young July 2 and found others only half fledged as late as August I5 (I896). Planestitus migratorins propinqaus. Western Robin. Common summer visit- ant. Appears in large flocks along the shores in late July' and August after the young are raised. Continues rather plentiful until October. Merrill secured a perfect albino of this species August ! 2, i9o9 . Grinnell (?9o9, p. 24i) has giveu the name P.m. caurinus to the robin inhabiting the Sitka district. This form has not been accepted by the A. O. U. Committee. Ixoreus ?evius naevius. Varied Thrush. Rather common in the woods from the ocean nearly up to timber line. Particularly plentift!l on St. Lazaria and Biorka islands. Grinnell (I898, p. I3 I) took the first young July 2. Merrill in- forms me that he has seen this bird throughout the winter. QUESTIONABLE RECORDS The records of the {oilowing species are bc]ieved to be erroneous or ex- tremely questionable. Aethia pygmaea. Aethia oristatella. Recorded by Schlegel. These two species might straggle to the vicinity of Sitka but the Schlegel records are unsatisfactory. Diomedes albatrus. Puffinus tenuircstris. Recorded by Schlegel. It is probable that these two birds do occur in the vicinity, but further records seem necessary to establish the fact. ?lmls0ro0orsx per?pieillstas. Recorded by Schlegel. Occurrence highly im- probable. ?egi?ditis melody. Recorded by Kittlitz (as Chara?rius melodus). The bird seen was probably Ae. semipalmata. Bonaas umbdlu? asbini. Recorded by Dall as taken by Bischoff. Occur- rence highly improbable. I am informed by Professor .Cooke that there is a specimen in the Bischoff collection in the National Museum originally rr/arked from Sitka. Later on (before I874 ) this locality was scratched out and New Westminster, B.C., written over it. Aooipiter cooperi. Recorded by Grinnell (1898 , p. I27). Mr. Grinnell in-
