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 Jan.,1913 BIRD NOTES FROM COAST OF NORTHERN LOWER CALIFORNIA 21 visited. Not so plentiful as the last on Todos Santos and San Martin, but much more plentiful on San Geronimo and Cerros. A few fresh eggs noted on San Geronimo April x3. Phalacrocorax pelagicus resplendens. Baird Cormorant. Fairly common on the ocean as far south as Cape Colnett, where several were seen April 7. Pelecanus californicus. California Brown Pelican. Plentiful everywhere we went. Apparently not yet nesting. Old nests were seen on To- dos Santos and San Martin islands. On the former island last year's egg shells were scattered everywhere, evidently the work of rats, with which the island is infested. Mergus serratot. Red-breasted Merganser. Fairly common at San Geronimo Island April tz; one adult male in high plumage taken. One bird seen at the south end of Cerros Island April 7. Chaulelasmus streperus. Gadwall. Adult female taken at Colnett April 8. Mareca americana. Baldpate. One taken at Colnett April 8. (tuerquedula cyanoptera. Cinnamon Teal. Common at Colnett April 7-8. One taken at Santo Tomas April 6. Spatula clypeata. Shovellet. Common at Colnett April 7-8. On the morn- ing of April t3, thousands of ducks were seen flying from the San Quentin marshes out to sea. They were so far away, however, that it was impossible to identify the different species. Marila attinis. Lesser Scaup Duck. Common at San Diego Bay April 4, and at San Martin Island April o to 2, and 23. ' 0idemia perspicillata. Surf Scoter. Common at all times on the ocean; adult males predominating. F. rismatura jamaicensis. Ruddy Duck. One taken at Colnett April 8. ]lranta nigricans. Black Brant. Common in small flocks at Colnett Bay April 7; at San Geronimo Island April t3-4, and at Cerros Island April 6-t 7. An immature bird taken at the southern end of Cerros April 7 was much emaciated, and upon dissection was found to be literally alive with large tape worms. Dendoeygna bieolor. Fulvous Tree-duck. Several seen at Colnett April 7-8. 3.zdea herodias. Great Blue Heron. Seen occasionally during the entire trip. A small nesting colony noted on San Martin Island.,April 9 the birds were at the nests but no eggs had been laid. Porearia oaroiling. Sora. One taken and several others seen at Coinett April 8. Fulica americana. Coot. Noted at Colnett April 8. Phalaropus fulicarius. Red Phalarope. One bird seen near 'Todos Santos Island April 25. (lallinago delicata. Wilson Snipe; Noted by McCloskey at Colnett April 8. Pisobia minutilla. Least Sandpiper. Common at Colnett, and on San Mar- tin and San Geronimo islands. Limosa fedoa. Marbled Godwit. One taken by Linton at San Martin Island April o. Totanus melanoleucus. Greater Yellow-legs. One taken by Child at Colnett April 7- Heteractitis incanus. Wandering Tattler. Fairly plentiful everywhere on rocky shores. Several specimens taken at Cerros Island April 17-18 were in fine spring plumage.