siderable sand and mud was exposed, on which hundreds of sand pipers and snipe were feeding, the latter being together in one flock. There were a hundred or so large gulls at the water's edge, while a Larus philadelphia was seen flying over the mud. At 7th St. Station this evening pas a dozen cur- lew passed over the train and trees bordering the cliff, as they descended to the beach. Apr. 27, 1907. Alameda to and from San Francisco, cal. Conditions: - Moderate temperature; westerly wind; fairly clear. In the marsh west of 1st St. were a good many curlew this morning. As the train passed those close to the track would rise and dash off a few rods and alight again. These birds seem to spend a great deal of time in the grass of the marshes, and not in the mud of the sloughs as do most of the other shore birds which frequent these parts. On the mud and sand near the.