of large Limicolae. I think they were Numenius and Limosa. I saw a small flock of sandpipers. Getting into the boat I went across to the wet bank of the Melrose slough. Climbing over the dyke, I saw in the open tract of land before me a good sized flock of Charadriidae. The tide was high, hence the birds were forced to seek the dry land or the marsh. Just as I reached the landing at the foot of the street, a large tern passed by overhead. JUL - 4 1904 Alameda, bal. Northern end of San Leandro Bay to Alameda Yacht club and return. Tid ebbling and then flooding. Time: - 5:30 A.M. to 12 A.M. Weather: - Overcast, no wind, drizzling, moderate temperature to 9:30 A.M. 9:30 A.M. to 12 A.M., hot, clear, no wind. On San Leandro Bay we saw the following birds:- Ardeas herodias. A few. Nycticorax nycticorax. Common. Limosa fedoa. Abundant. Squatarola helvetica. Common. Sandpipers, curlew, and plover. The birds were unapproachable owing to the great expanse of impassable mud and their extreme wariness. The plover were abundant; the sandpipers and curlew scarce. I was not able to determine what species they were. All were at one time in flight and at another time on the mud feeding. I saw a hawk in a tree near Fitchburg. Here I saw two Stur- sella magna. Finding it useless to stay in such a shallow place, we went outside along the Alameda shore. Here we saw:-