Puffinus creatopus. A few. When two or three miles offshore in the afternoon we saw a flock of about twenty flying. A bird which was wounded and captured called quite steadily for over a minute—rather shrill. Puffinus spithomelas. Quite common singly. Phalacrocorax penicillatus. A few on rocky islets along shore. Several seen flying, some well offshore. Dafila acuta. A flock of about twenty flew over when we were several miles offshore. They were going southward, passing us just out of range. Phalaropus lobatus. A few. Sometimes several in a flock. One was taken in winter plumage. I saw some sitting on the water. Heteractitis incanua. One on rocks at Lovers' Point. September 10, 1907. Pacific Grove to San Francisco, cal. Conditions:—Overcast at both termini; in the interior valleys it was clear; wind westerly; moderate tempera- ture; forenoon. In the morning at Pacific Grove I noted two flocks of cormorants (Phalacrocorax penicillatus)