42 Tore one egg which was picked. The chick could be heard plainly. In all but one or two cases eggs were found. No sign of Oceanodroma leucorrhoa. Noted Larus cirrhata sailing in strong wind very much like a gull. Same remarks is ture of Phalaecorax pelagicus and Pseuduria columba. X The eggs of Oceanodroma homochroa proved to be fresh, slightly incubated, and in two cases badly incubated. The movements of Pseuduria columba are quick and jerky when on land, and the general appearance of the bird is stiff and angular. June 29, 1911. S.E. Farallon I., Calif. Strong NW wind; Clear. Worked on southeast part of island. X In the morning I found three Oceanodroma homochroa high up on the tower hill. They were in cracks in the stone wall leading to the tower and were visible from the outside. With eggs. The prenal Larus occidentalis, Pseuduria Columba, Uria troile, Ptychoramphus aleuticus, Delpinices obsoletus were met with. Two Arenaria melanocephala taken on shore; in mouth. X I took 17 pellets of the above species from under rocks and in rock piles on the southeast part of the island. The nests were as usual in all but one case, where one was lined with grass, but evidently through accident and not through design.