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Larus glaucaceus (all miniature) are becoming scarcer.
Larus occidentalis. One or two adults off ferry ships.
Larus californicus. Abundant. Both miniature and adult: the latter abundant.
Larus philadelphia. Very common. Travelling often in flocks of a dozen or so.
May 1, 1907.
Alameda bound from San Francisco, Cal.
Conditions:- Moderate temperature; strong westerly wind; clear.
In the morning the tide was very low. On the flats between Fifth Street and West Alameda Stations, there were a number of sandpipers and Numenius hudsonicus feeding. The former all flew off a distance as the train passed. Many of the latter did the same, although a number of them scampered off as fast as they could, throwing the body slightly forward.
On the bay Larus californicus, Larus oc-