Fulica americana -83- July20 Lake Temescal, Alameda Co, Calif. W of the rocks. As the coots fed in the pond well the mallards respectfully folded over to one side of the lake to feed and rest, out of the coots' ways. Both of the older broods seem to be very nearly the same age - the probably the youngest bird of the 5 in the N Wood is about the same age as the oldest of the S brood - the youngest bird in this N brood had the head plumage similar to that described on p. 39. Two seem to be without evident under tail coverts while 3 have under tail coverts present - The oldest bird in this brood has the back of the neck nearly solid dark gray but with frontal areas still light gray. July21 - Jewel Lake, Contra Costa Co, Calif - A 86.m The 9 imm on the lake were resting at D5 + E4 - as I came up the road they moved out over to G8 - 1sp has been close behind S for awhile - but once & left S to follow 2 other young across from L24 to 1527 - soon the yng stated "whewting" and soon afterward, S started moving from N20 over to K25 where the young had come back to meet him - The young got into the begging pose as the adult came up to it - this begging pose is one in which the yng flattens its neck and body out on the water and comes up to