88. Stercorarius. I saw a short-tailed bird making the life of a tern miserable. Sterna forsteri. About half a dozen off Goat Island; they were being pursued by the above-mentioned jae- gers. Near the roundhouse sandpipers, and gulls were abundant; there were a few large shore birds. Sep. 27, 1904. Alameda to San Francisco, Cal. Conditions: - 7:00 to 8:00 A.M. clear; warm; no wind. While going to the train an Aphelocoma californica flew by. Quite a few Passer domesticus were about. At the station I saw two more Aphelocoma californica in a nearby lot. As there was a hunter near the roundhouse there were not many birds near the track. However, I saw a good many gulls, a few large shore birds, and a small flock of sand- pipers. I also saw four Ardea herodias. On the bay Larus californicus was common; Larus delaware- sis, not as much so. Only three Larus hermanni were seen. I saw one Phalacrocorax going north. San Francisco to Alameda, Cal. Conditions: - 5:15 to 6:00 P.M. Warm; clear; light west wind. Until I got near the mole I saw no birds save Larus californicus and Larus delawarensis. There were a good many of these on the water along the docks. I noted here quite a few young Larus californicus. Near the mole I saw two adult Larus hermanni on the water. They did not fly until the steamer was within forty feet. I saw three Sterna forsteri nearby. There was one