ornicus wattle about, flying with some difficulty owing to the strong wind. I saw one alight for a minute on the mud to pick up something. Both adult and immature birds were seen. The ducks are quite tame, several Aythya valisneria and Aythya marila allowing us to approach well within gunshot range in the boat. When they rose, they flew quite close by and would have made a fine shot had she had a gun. Mar. May 18, 1906. Alameda to and from San Francisco, cal. Conditions: - Strong E wind; continual rain; warm. Larus glaucescens and Larus californicus about the steamer as usual. Along the mole ducks were quite common. Aythya valisneria, scaup ducks and Oidemia perspicillata were riding the waves with ease. There were no gulls on the sand near the roundhouse this evening. May 19, 1906, San Francisco to Alameda, cal.