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canus : Mew Gull. Very abundant from November into February. 



Lams heermanni : Heermann Gull. Abundant on bay in summer, rare in 

 winter. 



Larus Philadelphia : Bonaparte Gull. Common winter visitant. 



A' ana sabinii : Sabine Gull. One taken by Lorquin. October (10 ?). 



Sterna caspia : Caspian Tern. One taken by Bryant, December '2. 



Sterna maxima : Royal Tern. One taken at Oakland by Bryant, August 

 27. 



Sterna elegans : Elegant Tern. One taken by Lansing, September IT. 



Sterna for steri : Forster Tern. Winter visitant. 



Diomedea albatrus : Short-tailed Albatross. One taken near Goat Island 

 by Bryant, March 10. 



Fid mar us glacialis glupischa : Pacific Fulmar. Winter visitant. 



Phalacrocorax dilophus cincinatus : White-crested Cormorant. -- Occurs in 

 winter. 



Phalacrocorax dilophus albociliatus : Farrallone Cormorant. Common 

 resident. 



Phalacrocorax penicillatus : Brandt Cormorant. --Common resident. 



Phalacrocorax pelagicus : Pelagic Cormorant. Common resident. 



Pelecanus erythrorhynchos : American White Pelican. Rather rare win- 

 ter visitant. 



Pelecanus calif ornicus : California Brown Pelican. Common winter 

 visitant. 



Merganser americanus : American Merganser. Winter visitant. 



Merganser serrator ; Red-breasted Merganser. Spring and fall migrant. 



.i//as boschas : Mallard. Winter visitant in all marshes bordering bay. 



Mareca americana : Baldpate. -- Winter visitant at Vallejo and Oakland. 



Nettion carolinensis : Green-winged Teal. Common in winter throughout 

 the bay region. 



Querquedula d/scors : Blue-winged Teal. - - Taken at Vallejo by Golcher. 



Querquedula cyanoptera : Cinnamon Teal. Winter visitant at Vallejo. 



Spatula clypeata : Shoveller. Winter visitant. 



Dafila acuta : Pintail. Fall and winter visitant at Miller, Marin County, 

 and Vallejo. 



Aix sponsa : Wood Duck. - - Taken by Slevin at Cordelia, November 8. 



Aythya vallisneria : Canvas-back. Abundant winter visitant at Vallejo. 



Aythya marila : Scaup Duck. Winter visitant to all parts of bay. 



Aythya a finis : Lesser Scaup Duck. Winter visitant at Vallejo and Oak- 

 land. 



Aythya collaris : Ring-necked Duck. Two taken by Hornung, February 5. 



Clangula clangula americana : American Golden-eye. Fall and winter 

 visitant. 



Clangula islandica : Barrow Golden-eye. Two taken by Bryant, Novem- 

 ber 1C) and December o. 



Charitonetta albeola : Buffle-head. Winter visitant. 



Oidemia perspicillata : Surf Scoter. Common winter visitant. 



Oidemia deglandi : White-w T inged Scoter. Common winter visitant. 



Erismatura jamaicensis : Ruddy Duck. Found in lagoons from October 

 until the middle of February. 



All California 'geese occur in greater or less abundance in the inner 

 portions of the bay. 



Olor columbianus : Whistling Swan. One taken by Kellogg at Cordelia, 

 December 18. 



Botaurus lentiginosus : American Bittern. One taken by Bryant and one 

 by Hornung. I have found it fairly common in the marshes. 



Ardea hcrndins : Great Blue Heron. Breeds at Alameda : resident. 



