40. a female from which was taken. Clangula clangula. One or two in deep slough. Erimaturna jamaicensis. Two or three in deep slough in high plumage. Agelaius phoeniceus. Three or four in marsh, singing. Haundroerythrogaster. Four or five flying over sloughs About a week ago, I saw a couple of young Passer domesticus fresh from a nest; they were in a tree on Briggs Avenue. The Aristometta valisneria was quite fat, while the three Fuligula marila taken were lean, as was also the Squatarola helvetica in white plumage. Apr. 23, 1908, Alameda, bal. This morning I saw three Nycticorax nycti- orax flying westward over the town. April 24, 1908. Alameda to San Francisco, bal. conditions:- Morning; overcast; moderate temperature; high tide. On the marsh west of First Street. I saw a number of Minuenius hudsonicus, sandpipers including Black-bellied Pelidna alpina, and one or two Regialews semipalmatus. On the bay I noted a goodly number of Larus californicus. This evening I saw a Dendroica estiva collecting nesting material on the ground in our yard and taking it to a pear tree next door. Several Nycticorax nycti[illegible] par