1 INTRODUCTION 



Nycticorax nycticorax ncevius : Black-crowned Night Heron. — Abundant 

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



Rallus obsoletus : California Clapper Rail. — Abundant in marshes border- 

 ing- the bay in fall and early winter. 



jRallus 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. 



Crymophilus fulicarius : Red Phalarope. — Found commonly, especially in 

 calmer waters on bay, from October to January. 



Phalaropus lobatus : Northern Phalorope. — Fall mig-rant. 



Pecurvirostra 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. 



Macrorhamphns 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 jmcijica : 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 cinnamoriieus : Western Solitary Sandpiper. — Two 

 taken by Bryant, April and September. 



Symphemia semipahnata inornata : Western Willet. — Common in sum- 

 mer (Bryant). 



Heteractitis incanus : Wandering Tatler. — Two taken by Kobb^ in Sep- 

 tember. 



Actitis macidaria : 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 dominicus : American Golden Plover. — Taken at Vallejo and 

 Menlo Pai'k (Hornung). 



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

 spring. 



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



Aretiaria melanocephalo : Black Turnstone. — Two records from Angel 

 Island. 



