banks and one Phalaropus hyperboreus in a small stream. This part of the river bed consists of gravel, sand, and meadowy land with little patches and streams of water as usual near river mouth. A little ways up the stream we saw quite a few Chaetura vauxi, an occasional Tachycineta thalassina, one Colaptes cafer calling, and several white-bellied swallows. Quite a few borus brachyrhynchus were heard and down a big flock rose up on the south side of the river where we fired. A few were flying over high up, calling caaw-caaw-caaw quite often. A few small finches, etc. in the willows. There were quite a number of Aeronautes melanoleucus Chaetura vauxi and swallows banking over the river and banks for insects. Further up where it became more wooded down one Sayornis nigricans, a black-throated titmouse. We went up to Molera's ranch. On the return we came across a flock of Aeronautes melanoleucus Dophortyphus californicus in some willows and also saw another Chaetura vauxi and one Pipilo fuscus, the latter in the brush, the former flying. The swifts were certainly difficult to shoot on account of their erratic flight. Going across the grassy, gently-sloping plains towards the lighthouse, down one or two large flocks of Otocoris alpestis; also an occasional Sturnella magna. In a canyon cut into the plain and containing a few willows and a little stream, we saw several Oxycercus vociferus and one Zenaidura carolinensis near the ocean. On the beach near the big sand flat, lying east of Point Sur, we came across three or four Oxycercus vociferus, which flew up onto the barren sand flat where one was shot. Occasional Cathartes aura were seen all the way along. In the lupine bushes near the False Sur I noted one or two Zonotrichia leucophrys. On a small rock close to the beach near the sand flat down an adult Larus occidentalis; It was about 2:30 P.M. when we reached the base of Point Sur, and there were no Phalacrocorax pelagicus at the roosting place yet. The two Cathartes aura taken on the 9th both proved to be excessively fat young males with very small sexual organs. September 16, 1911. While skinning birds this day I noted one or two Carpodacus mexicanus