fish, five or six inches long, in its mouth white sitting on the water. I held the fish just below its head. On the beach exposed near the roundhouse, there was a flock of about 25 sandpipers, and with them, a dozen or so Larus philadelphia. All flew up and circled once and settled again as the train passed. On the bay Larus californicus and Larus glaucescens (whomature and adult of both species), was very common, quite a number following the steamers, and a great many on the water near the warships. I saw a large flock of gulls covering over the water near Goat Island. Near the Alameda mole I saw a large grebe or a loon out the water. Nov. 29, 1907. Alameda & San Francisco, cal. Conditions: - Morning; north wind; clear; cool; Along the mole a few small grebes and ducks (Clangula clangula), and offshore quite a flock of ducks on the water. Larus glaucescens & Larus californicus, very common, particularly the former, especially on sheds, piles, etc.