In two or three cases no eggs were found, but they were probably buried in the dirt. In many cases the bird would call a little when caught; and in most cases the oil would be ejected from the mouth, the bird actually shooting it at one's hand or clothing. Note that in shinning them, a great mass of oil comes out when the skin of the belly is cut. In fact that region is soft and flabby before cutting. In such cases there is no leak at the mouth, and the bird has not ejected oil when caught. July 30, 1911. At the foot of the street this morning I saw two or three Symphonia semipalmata which called loudly as they flew by. July 31, 1911. While standing at Park and Santa Clara Avenue, Alameda, this evening a Nycticorax nycticorax flew over from the S.W. I saw several at High Street a little earlier in the evening. August 4, 1911. Oakland to Antioch, Calif. Lerchnis Tates sparverias. One at 40th and San Pablo. Corvus brachyrhynchos. A good-sized flock in hay field near San Pablo. Cathartes aura. One near Black Diamond. August 13, 1911. Alameda, Calif. This evening while in the back yard I saw an Ardea herodias flying westward over town.