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  THF CONDOR ol. XVI on Krnzof Island, August 26, I913, but did not note the species further. Two specimens were secured at Sitka by Bischoff (Dall & Bannister, 1869, p. 292 ). Totanus melanoleueus. Greater Yellow-legs. Taken at Sitka by Kittlitz (1858, p. 25o), and Bischoff (Dall & Bannister, 1869, p..292 ). Totanus flavipes. Yellow-legs. The only time I noted this species in the region was on July 24, 1912, when a flock of about a dozen birds was seen at the lake on Biorka Island, and two specimens secured. It has been previously re- corded from Sitka by Kittlitz (1858, p. 258), and Bischoff (Dall & Bannister, 1869, p. 292). IIeersetitis incanus. Wandering Tattler. Frequently seen around rocky islands. Most plentiful on Kruzof. Tryngies subrufieollis. Buff-breasted Sandpiper. One specimen secured at Sitka by Bischoff (Dall & Bannister, 1869, p. 293). Actiris menlarins. Spotted Sandpiper. Common in late summer and fall on Kruz0f 'Island and at head of Silver Bay. Occasionally noted in other localities. The 19o 7 Alexander Expedition secured an adult and a downy young at Port Frederick, Chichagof Island, July 27, and Dixon noted a pair that evidently had eggs or young near a stream at the head of Idaho Inlet, the same island, July 20- 25 (Grinnell, 19o9, p. 202). Numenius hudsoni0ns. Hudsonian Curlew. Regular migrant but not very plentiful. I noted the species several times in late summer and fall, and Merrill has taken it in spring. 8quatarola squatarola. Black-bellied Plover. Apparently a regular migrant in small numbers. Noted several times on Kruzof Island in late summer and fall. A large flock was also seen near Killisnoo, Admiralty Island, September 5, 1913. Bischoff took three specimens at Sitka (Dall & Bannister, I869, p. 29o), and an adult male in summer plumage was taken by Bean (I882, p. I63) June 8, 188o. 0haradrius dominicus dominicus. Golden Plover. Rather rare migrant. Bischoff took the species at Sitka (Dall & Bannister, I869, p. 289), and Grinnell (1898, p. I27) records an immature male taken by Professor Hindshaw August 16, I896. ' Merrill secured a. male in a swamp near Sitka, May 2I, I9O8. A single bird of this species was' seen by Merrill and myself at an' altitude of over 400o feet in the Great Eastern Mountains, Baranof Island, September I8, 1913. It was flying over the snow banks and glaciers and seemed considerably out of its natural element. Aegialitis semipalmata. Semipalmated Plover. Very common migrant. Fall migration begins late in July and continues through September. Aphrira virgata. 'Surf Bird. During the two summers spent in the region, I failed to find this species, though it was particularly sought for, so it is ap- parently not plentiful. Bischoff secured four specimens near Sitka (Dall & Ban- nister, I869, p. 29o), and Grinnell (I898, p. I27) took sixteen birds from a flock on a rocky islet, July 21, 1896. Arenxia interpres morinella. Ruddy Turnstone. Rare migrant. I secured a specimen on Kruzof Island, August I2, I912. Two or three others were seen at the same time. They were with a large flock of the next species on a sandy beach. Aenaria melanocephala. Black Turnstone. Abundant migrant. Noted oc- casionally during the summer months. These birds are known to the local hun- ters as "plover" and are killed in large numbers, as they gather in big flocks and