248 THE PLAXT WOKI.l). 



miiiiber of species of Cladophora, a species of CJiaefoinorpJni 

 and several of the iiiore delicate Rhodophyceae. In the same 

 pool one is quite apt to see such animals as starfishes, sea-urchins, 

 two or three species of crab, including- tlio hermit crab, block 

 chitons, limjjets, shrimps, and certain interesting tide pool fishes. 

 Growinii' in sheltered places on rocks, constantly bathed by the 

 ocean swell, one meets Avith such interesting red alga? as, Sper- 

 motJiant)ti()it . (rriffifhfiia, several species of PoJi/siplionia . CaJJi- 

 thaninioii . aud ('crnuuKin . f<ii'iiis scarcely ever occurrinu in a 

 habitat suitable to such vigorous ])htiirs as Lcssoina. or /'osfc/sKi. 



Leaving town by way of the '■Sex-eureeiiinile drix'e"" one 

 may enjoy a delightful walk through three or four miles of 

 pine forest, suddenly emerging from this directly u]»ou opeu 

 meadow land bordering the sea-shore. Here the drive follows 

 the liue of the coast, which for a stretch of nc^arlv three miles 

 is of granite formation quite as rough inn] sea-woi'u as the bit 

 of coast shown in Figure 47. To the botanist it holds less of 

 interest than to the zoologist, for the surf is so violent that oulv 

 the larger ])lauts can maintain a foothold. 



The sea-lion is commonly seen ofi' the coast at various 

 points along the drive and the one-time interesting "Shag-rock" 

 is a prominent feature along this stretch of shore, situated a short 

 distance east of Cypress Point. This rocky islet only a year ago 

 was the favored rookery of such sea birds as the oyster-catcher, 

 sea-gull and cormorant. TTnfortunately, being situate<l within 

 rifle range of nniinland, it has too often been raided by witless 

 nimrods, and at present the rock is abandoned for another less 

 accessible, farther down the coast. 



There are something like fifty s])ecies of water birds found 

 more or less commonly in ^Monterey Bay. These include grebes, 

 loons, anklets, murrelets, guillemots, murres, gulls, occasionally 

 terns aud albatrosses, fuhnars, shearwaters, cormorants, peli- 

 cans, mei'gansers, scoters and many <lucks. 



To enumerate minutely the great variety of forms of ani- 

 mal life common i>v ]ieculiar to the waters of the bay is not 

 within the sco]>e of this pai^er, Itut it is interesting to note that 



