street, through the cut-off slough to San Francisco Bay, down the bay nearly to San Lorenzo Landing, and then back home over the same route. Birds were scarce. Most of them were seen on the bay, although a few ducks and gulls were noted about San Leandro Bay. The following were seen: Archmophorus occidentalis; one; Larus glaucescens, one; other large gulls, several, species indistinguishable; sandpipers, two or three flocks of dozen each on San Francisco Bay shore; ducks, three or four flocks high up, south bound; species identified were Aristonetta valieneria, blangula clangula, blangula albesa, Odenia deglandi, Odenia perspicillata, Eusimatura ja- maicensis. A small hawk passed over our yard this afternoon. Dec. 25, 1908. Ducks have been very abundant along the south shore of Alameda for the last week or two, large flocks being seen on the water. In Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park, Fulica americana is very abundant though probably resident. The following ducks were seen, apparently wild birds and not penned birds: Anas bosca, Sphaulax- orus streperus, Mareca americana, Spatula clypeata, Eusimatura jamaicensis, Fuligula affinis and Fuligula mantta.