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 Mar., 1916 SIVA GULLS AT TH] ]XPOSITION 45 bold, paying but scant attention to mankind, and even going so far as to clamor to be fed (figs. 6, 7). From the first the laguna by the Fine Arts Palace had been a favorite bathing place for the gulls. This beautiful body of water was appreciated as well by some other varieties of waterfowl, among which were some Coots, some Ruddy Ducks, a Surf Scorer, a Seaup Duck, and an occasional stray duck or two of other varieties which would drop in from time to time. There were also tame ducks and some semi-domesticated wild geese on this lagung, but none of these seemed to interfere in any way with the repose or enjoyment of the gulls except in the way of an occasional "scrap" between them and the geese or coots over some bit of food (fig. 8). The gulls, however, mostly con- gregated by themselves, their numbers varying with the day and hour. At Fig. 8. (}ULLS, COOTS AND DUCKS ON LAGUNA OF PALACE OF FINE ARTS times the laguna would be swarming with them, while a constant succession could be seen approaching from various directions, with as many leaving or merely rising on wing and soaring about only to settle down again. At times the birds seemed to be in quiescent mood and satisfied with calm repose, while at others the scene would be a busy one, with bathing, ducking under of heads, and preening of feathers going on in all directions (fig. 9). As the gulls grew fat they grew more saucy, and finally took possession of the whole outdoor portion of the exhibition, bathing in any or all of the fountains, even in the small ones inside the smaller courts, roosting around among the benches, occupying the walks and barely moving out of people's way. It actually seemed as if they moved--and then with an air of injured