the bay. I saw two flying southward over the city in the down-town district, also one going northward. Among a flock of gulls on the water off the city I saw an adult Larus occidentalis Jan. 24, 1908. Alameda to San Francisco, bal. Conditions: - bold; southerly wind; overcast. Gulls were following the steamer the same as usual. In the evening about 5:45 a few were seen in front of the S.F. ferry slips, but more on the piles, it was then almost dark. During the past two or three mornings I have seen about half a dozen gulls flying over San Francisco both east and west. One or two have also been seen flying also over Alameda. Along the mole this morning I saw two or three large flocks of ducks on the water at a distance and also one or two individuals. A fine adult male Blangula clang- ula was seen close in, diving as the train passed. One large flock was close up to a blind, which of course was unoccupied. Jan. 25, 1908. Alameda to San Francisco, bal. Conditions: - NE wind; cold; rainy. Along the mole several small grebes and two or three ducks were seen quite close in, while off a