Fulica americana -125- lot 33 Lake Temescal, 420 ft., Oakland, Alameda Co., Calif. diving and feeding in the general area. At 2:25 p.m. cam able to count 17 coots on the lake. At 2:28 pm. a ♂ from the S pair and a ♀ from the SW pair together, charging about 20 to 30 feet apart along parallel paths, drove 4+ immature birds out of the SEnd area. This aroused crowing on the part of a NE bird, and one♂ was seen moving down so if to meet the challenge. A smaller adult, which I took to be the SW♀ followed her mate, and he turned to meet her and they both came together in a charging position, dipping their bills as they passed and then immediately holding their heads high; In the several succeeding minutes two birds, I believe the SW pair, chased a total of 8 ♂ the birds, mostly immatures into the NE area - a moment later one of the NE adults went to work chasing at least 1 immature ? out. - Earlier I had an opportunity to watch a coot take a bath. I had not seen this g before, and was not surprised to see it accomplished the same way a duck takes a both, with much splashing and throwing of water with the wings. lot 30 Lake Merritt, ft., Oakland Alameda Co., Calif. Fed a group of about 8 to 10 coots on the ground by the seats at the duck refuge. Two larger birds, both giving the ♂ type call maintained dominance over the flock, only occasionally pecking at one another, but regularly assailing any other of the smaller birds coming within range. Ducks, especially a ♀ Pintail, blundered their