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[[underlined]] Great Kyska Harbor [[/underlined]] -

√ Lobipes hyperboreus breeds
√ [[strikethrough]] Pelidna maritima [[/strikethrough]] "  [[Ditto for: breeds]] Snipe like Attu sp
√ Anorthura hyemalis " [[Ditto for: breeds]] resident
√ Leucosticte greseinucha " [[Ditto for: breeds]]  " [[Ditto for: resident]]
√ Plect. lapponicus breeds [[strikethrough]] " [[Ditto for:  resident]] [[/strikethrough]]
√ " [[Ditto for:  Plect.]] nivalis " [[Ditto for:  breeds " [[Ditto for: resident]]
√ Lagopus albus. " [[ditto for:  breeds]] " [[ditto for: resident]]
√ Haliaetus leucocephalus " [[ditto for:  resident]]
√ Falco gyrfalcon breeds ? 
√ Larus glaucescens " [[ditto for:  breeds]] resident
√ Phaleris antiquus " [[ditto for:  breeds]] " [[ditto for:  resident]]
√ Mormon corniculata " [[ditto for:  breeds]] " [[ditto for:  resident]]
√ " [[ditto for:  Mormon]] cirrhata " [[ditto for:  breeds]] " [[ditto for:  resident]]
√ Uria columba " [[ditto for: breeds]] " [[ditto for:  resident]]
√ Melospiza insignis? " [[ditto for:  breeds]] " [[ditto for:  resident]]
√ Corvus carnivorus " [[ditto for:  breeds]] " [[ditto for:  resident]]
√ Brachyotus Cassini " [[ditto for:  breeds]] " [[ditto for:  resident]]
√ Thalassidroma furcata " [[ditto for:  breeds]] 
√ " [[ditto for:  Thalassidroma]] Leachii " [[ditto for:  breeds]] 
√ Somateria V. nigra " [[ditto for:  breeds]] 
√ Harelda glacialis " [[ditto for:  breeds]] 
√ Colymbus torquatus " [[ditto for:  breeds]]?
√ Graculus sp. resident
√ Murres. Uria californica " [[ditto for:  resident]]
√ Nettion carolinensis breeds
√ Haematopus niger. " [[ditto for:  breeds]]
√ Brenta nigricans " [[ditto for:  breeds]]
√ Rissa tridactyla
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note that birds on ids where no rats or foxes build on shore rather than in islets as far as observed

Common umbelliferāe found in all islands.  Fritillaria also no monks hood seen at Attu or Kyska.  Chrysodomus liratus two dead much worn (? from cods stomach) found at Kyska, none at Attu.

[[image - pencil sketch of a cut away of landscape.]] 
[[drawing labels]] syenite sds porphyrite W Shore Little Kyska [[/drawing labels]]

Coarse conglomerate about Kyska Harbor.  Some of upper layers running into volcanic breccia, all materials volcanic but arranged by water, broken through by greenish eruptive porphyrites, some of which reach a height of 500 ft and topped by a syenitic rock eruptive, 300 ft thick in places & on W shore Little Kyska roughly crystalline in 5 sided prisms 100 ft long no evident dip.  Sdstone 500 ft thick in general about level

Transcription Notes:
Geographic names checked/verified: Great Kyska Harbor, Kyska, Attu, Little Kyska Good transcription help: http://siobhanleachman.tumblr.com/post/96042084076/transcribing-tips-from-a-fellow-volunpeer