46. marsh near the roundhouse—Numenius hudsonicus. Sandpipers were very common on the beach at low tide; gulls common.—Larus californicus and Larus philadelphia. Only a few ducks are seen along the mole; they are mostly Aythya marila and Oidemia deglandi, the latter in the majority. The last two evenings I have seen a good many Larus philadelphia off Goat Island. Yesterday morning I saw three or four Nycticorax nycticorax on the beach near the seawall. This morning I saw several. Mr. Beck obtained the following birds from Alameda yesterday:— Aythya wallisineria Clangula clangula Erimatuta jamaicensis Delissa alpina Squatarola squatarola Macrorhamphus griseus APR 24 1905 Alameda, Cal. teard from San Francisco, Cal. Conditions:—Overcast; warm; windy. Only a few Aythya marila and sectors were seen along the mole. A few Numenius hudsonicus and sandpipers were seen on the marsh. Sand- pipers and gulls were common the exposed sand. Two or three Nycticorax nycticorax and several Larus philadelphia were seen. Larus californicus is abundant on the bay. APR 25 1905 Mr. Beck obtained the following birds from Ala—