two or three niches long and also of grass. As I climbed, up to the nest the female flew out. April 29, 1907. Alameda to end from San Francisco, Cal. Conditions: - Moderate temperature; NW wind; clear. In the morning there were a good many Numenius hudsonicus on the marsh W of 1st St. There were also a good many shore birds and gulls on the extra large expanse of mud and sand exposed. Two duckson sand. On the bay in the evening gulls were abundant - Larus glaucescens, Larus californicus, and Larus philadelphia. The last- named pick up things much more gracefully and with a great deal less effort than the other two species. Two or three adult Larus occidentalis seen. A Stercorarius with central rectrices longer than others was seen flying close of the water. Block of 10 ducks going north close to water. Block a dozen curlew doing same high up. Both off Goat Island: Very large