water when we were off Goat Island. The gulls appeared to be mostly Larus californicus; two or three Larus decidentalis; and one or two Larus heermanni, yesterday and to-day. Oct. 21, 1907. Alameda to and from San Francisco, cal. Larus californicus is common and fat a few follow the steamers. In a great variety of plumages. Yesterday afternoon when returning from San Francisco I saw two large flocks of small gulls (apparently Larus philadelphia) on the water close together off Goat Island. When the steamer passes they all arose uttering a few shrill calls. There were several large gulls among them. Oct. 22, 1907. Alameda to and from San Francisco, cal. Conditions:- Overcast; moderate temperature; light wind; drizzly. This evening I saw quite a few Larus heermanni off Goat Island; eight cormorants also passed going southward. On the sand near the roundhouse this morning there were one hundred and fifty or so sandpipers