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Silmoe Rock Ptarmigan @
1931 in flight.
Oct. 21. Akutan Bay, Akutan Is., E. Aleutians.
Today I secured 3 specimens, all
from the side of the rocky ridge
on the N.W. side of the bay. They were
in small groups (three that I saw) from
2-4 in number. Snow covering the
rocks of the peaks & ridge crests
makes their former habitat uninhab-
itable. In winter, the MacTashans,
say, the ptarmigan gather in great
numbers in the flats & valleys close
to the shore.