Fulica americana -36- June 4 Jewel Lake, Tilden Park, Contra Costa Co., Cal.- and they are all still smaller than either parent. They are still being fed by their parents, the darker birds at least, while there doesn't seem to be any parental feeding now in the north brood. Territory doesn't seem to be so strong for the N& fed with 2 young at H/3 for about 5 minutes with as much as a "puk" from the south pair, tho they were all [illegible] in the area F11x612. June 20 same locality - At 12:30 p.m. I was able to count 9 immature coots on the lake. From about 11:50 to 12:10 5 of the north brood were resting on a floating raft at N27.4. None of these birds have the white foreparts that they had the last time I was here, rather it is all grey. Bills are dark, maybe black. Wings look well formed, I imagine they can fly. They seem to be completely independent of their parents. When the female was out feeding, two of them passed right by her, feeding on their own. One was heard giving a characteristic "kwee" while another with it gave a poorly developed "pook." The young of the north brood seem to be quite sociable, one seldom being seen alone. Both adults of the north pair are visible, and both silent. They both seem to be