1 INTRODUCTION 



Nycticorax nycticorax ncevius : Black-crowned Night Heron. Abundant 

 at Alameda in winter ; also a colony at Tiberone ; resident. 



Ballus obsoletus : California Clapper Rail. Abundant in marshes border- 

 ing- the bay in fall and early winter. 



Rallus virginianus : Virginia Rail. Fall migrant. 



Porzana noveboracensis : Yellow Rail. Two taken by Bryant in Decem- 

 ber. 



Porzanajamaicensis: Black Rail Locally common in winter; probably 

 breeds. 



Fulica americana : American Coot. Common everywhere ; resident. 



Crymophilusfulicarius : Red Phalarope. Found commonly, especially in 

 calmer waters on bay, from October to January. 



Phalaropus lobatus : Northern Phalorope. Fall migrant. 



Recurvirostra americana : American Avocet. Reported from Redwood 

 City (Slevin). 



Himantopus mexicanus : Black-necked Stilt. Fall and winter migrant at 

 Miller, Marin Co. 



Gallinago delicata : Wilson Snipe. Fall, winter, and spring visitant. 



Macrorhamphus scolopaceus : Long-billed Dowitcher. Fall and early win- 

 ter visitant. 



Tringa maculata : Pectoral Sandpiper. One taken by Bryant, October 8. 



Tringa minutilla : Least Sandpiper. Abundant in fall and winter. 



Tringa alpina pacijica : Red-backed Sandpiper. Abundant from the 

 middle of October till the middle of May. 



Ereunetes occidentalis : Western Sandpiper. Abundant migrant. 



Calidris arenaria : Sanderling. Common migrant at Oakland. 



Limosafedoa : Marbled Godwit. Fall and winter visitant. 



Totanus melanoleucus : Greater Yellow-legs. Winter visitant. 



Helodromas solitarius cinnamomeus : Western Solitary Sandpiper. Two 

 taken by Bryant, April and September. 



Symphemia semipalmata inornata : Western Willet. Common in sum- 

 mer (Bryant). 



Heteractitis incanus : Wandering Tatler. Two taken by Kobbe* in Sep- 

 tember. 



Actitis macularia : Spotted Sandpiper. Taken at Tiberone and Angel 

 Island in May and November. 



Numenius longirostris : Long-billed Curlew. Common at Oakland in 

 August (Bryant/. 



Numenius hudsonicus : Hudsonian Curlew. Taken at Oakland in August 

 and September (Bryant). 



Squatarola squatarola : Black-bellied Plover. Fall and winter visitant. 



Charadrius dominions : American Golden Plover. - - Taken at Valle jo and 

 Menlo Park (Hornung). 



^gialitis vocifera : Killdeer. Common everywhere in fall, winter, and 

 spring. 



JEgialitis nivosa : Snowy Plover. Taken on Presidio beach (Slevin). 



Arenaria melanocephala : Black Turnstone. - - Two records from Angel 

 Island. 



