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melospiza cinerea. common.
Ardea herodias. A few.
In San Leandro slough, I saw:-
Nycticorax nycticorax. A few.
Macrorhamphus scolopaceus. A few.
Crenetes occidentalis. A few.
Symphenia semipalmata. A few.
Squatarola squatarola. A few.
Ducks. (In flight) One large flock.
The large plovers (Squatarola squatarola) have a pig-
con-like flight. Some had very marked black bellies.
Icterus melanocephalus has the habit of bobbing its
head when alarmed.
At home I observed the following:-
Hirunderyphrogastrer. A few near the shore of the bay.
Passer domesticus. Abundant.
Aphelocoma californica. Heard one in back yard about
11:30 A.M.
Both of the Rallus obsoletus taken were young birds,
the down being still on the wings.
Aug. 24, 1904.
San Leandro Bay, Alameda Co., Cal.
Conditions:- 7:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. Overcast; warm; no
wind.
In the large slough between Bay Farm Island and
the mainland, I saw a few Actodromas minutilla, also one
Rallus obsoletus.
In the large slough north of San Leandro slough, I