. Report upon natural history collections made in Alaska between the years 1877 and 1881 . xcept those closelybordeiing the shore line. It is a marsh-loving species, and is rarely found near the bold promontories and capes whichdelight the Kitti wakes. Frequenting all the flat marsby country of the coast and interior, theyare found nesting from the peninsula of Aliaska north to the head of Kotzebue Sound, and fromthis sea-coast region they breed interiorly over Alaska and Northern British America. At the Yukon mouth and Saint Michaels May 14 is the earliest date they were noted inspring. As a
. Report upon natural history collections made in Alaska between the years 1877 and 1881 . xcept those closelybordeiing the shore line. It is a marsh-loving species, and is rarely found near the bold promontories and capes whichdelight the Kitti wakes. Frequenting all the flat marsby country of the coast and interior, theyare found nesting from the peninsula of Aliaska north to the head of Kotzebue Sound, and fromthis sea-coast region they breed interiorly over Alaska and Northern British America. At the Yukon mouth and Saint Michaels May 14 is the earliest date they were noted inspring. As a rule they are rare until the 20th or 25th of May, about which time they find theponds and sluggish streams open in the coast country. They undoubtedly reach interior localitiesearlier in the season, as the spring is considerably earlier there. In the breeding season specimens taken at the Yukon mouth in May bad the iris light hazel,bill and feet gamboge yellow, with a shade of green on the legs and toes, the corner of gape red,with a narrow red membranous ring around the eve. Ai t.
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