Fulica americana 562 July 29 Elsinore, Calif., Campus, Alamedo, Calif. -- is fully sheathed but about 18 mm long. Some deformed feather on left side where primaries were pulled out last fall. Alula fully sheathed, about 14 mm long, greater primary coverts fully sheathed, about 14 mm long, greater secondary coverts about the same length. The median coverts are being carried out and on the tips of the sheath of the new feathers, these tips are about 2 mm long. No molt yet of any lesser coverts. Bill grayish. T94-- pin is getting a terrific scar growth. No molt of any feathers, bill anterior from nostrils is grayish. Feet & legs VG. T96-- no molt of rectrices or of wing feathers. All under coverts white tipped. Legs VG. Bill slightly grayish tipped but only slightly so. This bird, with the old style pin, seems to be factually tagged. It still has a yellow leg band but it is the only one that has retained one. T91-- no molt of wing or tail-- legs VG, pin seems securely in, all under wing coverts white tipped. This bird had one toe bleeding, bleeding at the nostrils and then it got a wire hooked under its bill so its bleeding there too. It seems to be the hard luck bird, having previously lost its shield and the claw and tip of