meda, bal. to-day :- Colymbus auritus, Aythya vallisneria, Clangula clangula & Eriornatura jamaicensis, Merganser serra- tor, Symphemia semipalmata, Limosa fedoa, Macro- rhamphus griseus, Otidna alpina, Eremnetes occi- dtalii, Squatarola squatarola, Aegialitis semipal- mata, and a young Melospiza cinerea. He says he shot a Nustenius longirostris ? APR 26 1905 Alamedas, bal. to and from San Francisco, bal. Conditions:- Somewhat overcast; warm; light winds. There are still quite a few ducks along the mole. This evening I saw in quite close several Aythya marila and one Oidemia perspicillata. This morning as the train rounded the curve at the roundhouse I saw a bird within a few feet on the water, which I am quite cer- tain was an Oidemia americana. Larus californicus follows the boats abundantly. I saw a Gavia lumme near the seawall this morning. On the marsh and beach I saw quite a few sandpipers. Curlew were fairly common on the marsh, Dale saw one or two Nyc- ticorax nycticorax. In the vegetable gardens I saw one or two Euphagus cyanocephalus. APR 27 1905 San Leandro Bay, Alamedas, bal. 6:00 A. M. to 11:00 a.m. Conditions: Warm; light wind; somewhat overcast. The following birds were seen :-