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 100 THE CONDOR VoL. XI gestive of some human gratitude. The old birds were shy and we had quite a little difficulty in getting photos of them. We arranged it, however, by setting the camera on a nest with a rock to keep it down and pulling the shutter with a long thread. The picture in this article, in which there are several old pelicans, was taken in this way. We spent several days with this interesting colony of cormor- ants and pelicans, collecting and taking notes and photos, all of which was done with difficulty, as the hillside on which the colony was situated was very steep and slippery from the ice-plant. Ardea herodias. Great Blue Heron. Several seen but none taken. 1teteractitis incanus. Wandering Tattler. Several seen on South and Middle Islands. Arenaria melanocephala. Black Turnstone. Several seen on South Island; none taken. 1teematopus bachmani. Black Oyster-catcher. Four seen on Middle Island; only one taken. Lophortyx californicus vallicola. Valley Quail. I went out on the first day and took two before I discovered that there were only about forty on South Island. These specimens are very faded and worn. These birds ought not be disturbed at all. Falco peregrinus anatum. Duck Hawk. There were three pairs on South and Middle Island, but none taken. Aeronantes melanoleucus. White-throated Swift. Quite a number on South Island. Selasphorus allertL Allen Hummingbird. A hummer which I took to. be of this species, I found on South Island quite common. Corvus corax sinuatus. American Raven. Several seen on South Island. Melospiza coronatorum. Coronado Song Sparrow. For some reason these birds are very rare and exceedingly shy. I took none, as they kept out of range. We saw a few and heard some singing. Carpodacus mexicanus clementis. San Clemente House Finch. Very common on all three islands. Their plumage is very light, the head of the males being pale yellow instead of red. Helminthophila celata sordida. Dusky Warbler. Several old and young seen on South Island. I found one on the ground which was too young to fly; the parent birds were flying around evidently taking care of it. Salpinctes obsoletus. Rock Wren. Very abundant on South Island, on the hill sides. One old nest found with an addled egg. It was near camp in a natural cavity in the cliff. The wren, for some reason, was going in and out of the cavity when we discovered the nest. ]>asadena, California. FlkOl4 FIELD AND STUDY Nest of the Western Meadowlark.--The nest of the Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) shown on the next page was discovered, one morning in May as I was riding the range on the Rancho San Geronimo, by my horse nearly stepping on it, frightening the poor owner so that she "looked not upon the order of her going" but fluttered away in great haste. It happened that her temporary domicile was so placed that a slight parting of the grass in front of it would allow the rays of the early morning sun to shine directly upon the eggs. This seemed