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 126 THE CONDOR VoL. X Fulmarus glacialis glupischa. Pacific Fulmar. Mr. Willett and I secured sev- eral specimens of the dark phaSe. One light phase was taken near shore, Novem- ber 25. 'Six specimens in my collection range from very dark slate-gray to nearly pure white. December 4 I secured two dark-phase specimens in the surf, with a spaniel retriever; these had died during a stormy night and drifted in. Sterna maxima. Royal Tern. Common. Puffinus opisthomelas. Black-vented Shearwater. Seen by. Mr. Willett on several occasions. Puffinus griseus. Dark-bodied Shearwater. One secured by Mr. Willett, No- vember 20, but was washed overboard during a storm. Another was taken Novem- ber 23 by Mr. Willett. Several were seen November 20 to December 1. Oceanodroma raelania. Black Petrel. A dark petrel, probably of this species, seen near Anacapa November 20. Phalacrocorax dilophus albociliatus. Farallone Cormorant. Fairly common. Phalacrocorax penicillatus. Brandt Cormorant. Abundant. Phalacrocorax pelagicus resplendens. Baird Cormorant. Common. Pelecanus californicus. California Brown Pelican. Fairly common on both coasts. Adults and birds of the year were noted. Merganser serratot. Red-breasted Merganser. Frequently seen about North- west Harbor, feeding in the tide pools. The craw of a 9, obtained December 2, contained 9 rock bass and.one spotted shark, each 2 to 4 inches long. Oideraia deglandi. White-winged Scoter. Several seen by Mr. Willett. Oideraia perspicillata. Surf Scoter. Adults and immature birds were common on both coasts. Anser garabeli. American White-fronted Goose. Abundant on Santa Rosa Island. Ardea herodias. Great Blue Heron. Several seen along both coasts. Usually standing "hip-deep" in the kelp beds 50 to 200 yards off shore. Fulica americana. American Coot. One seen December 18, in the marsh at Prisoners' Harbor. Cryraophilus fulicarius. Red Phalarope. Abundant in the channel between Anacapa and Santa Cruz. Very common in the kelp fields along the southern coast until November 27; few seen after that date. Tringa rainutilla. Least Sandpiper. Seen only at Northwest Harbor. Calidris arenaria. Sanderling. Seen at Northwest Harbor. Heteractitis incanus. Wandering Tattler. Specimens secured at each camp. The two first primaries of one specimen secured December 17, were still in "breed- ing plumage" olor, namely rich brownish, not having been "dropped" for the gray winter ones, tho the other primaries were new. Actitis raacularia. Spotted Sandpiper. Fairly common on both coasts. Numenius hudsonicus. Hudsonfan Curlew. One secured December 8 at Northwest Harbor. Squatarola squatarola. Black-bellied Plover. Common at Northwest Harbor. Large flocks seen feeding on the mesas one-half to one mile inland, and roosting on the small rocky islands, near shore. gialitis vocifera. Killdeer. Several seen on the beach and mesas, North- west Harbor. gialitis nivosa. Snowy Plover. Fairly common at Northwest Harbor. Arenaria melanocephala. Black Turnstone. Several specimens secured by Mr. Willett at Cochas Pictres. Abundant at Northwest Harbor. H/ematopus bachmani. Black Oystercatcher. December 1 to 8 seven speci-