sides of the road. I shot eight. Hirundo erythrogaster and Petrochelidon lumbrions were common. They were seen skimming along over the sloughs particularly near the rubbish piles. JUL 18 1904 Alameda, bal. to San Francisco, bal. 7:00 A.M. to 8:00 A.M. Conditions:- cloudy; warm; light west wind. I saw two Aphelocoma californica in the yard just before left for the train. Basser domesticus was very abundant along the route. A few Euphagus cyanocephalus were busy along through the vegetable gardens. Along the mole there a great many gulls. Those that were near enough to identify were all Larus occi- dentalis. Ardea herodias could be seen at the water's edge. On the bay I saw a few Larus occidentalis. It seems strange that the murres (Uria troile) have disappeared so suddenly. San Francisco, bal. to Alameda, bal. 5:15 P.M. to 5:40 P.M. Conditions:- clear; strong west wind; moderate temperature. Larus occidentalis and Larus heermanni were common on the bay. We ran into a large bunch of both species in a lot of drift, principally pieces of banana palms, off Goat Island. On the marsh near the round house I saw a large flock of shore birds, probably curlew. Alameda, bal. 7:30 P.M. Conditions: clear; warm; no wind. Nycticorax nycticorax were passing overhead in twos and threes from the rookery.