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2, 1896 (Condor in, "1901, 100), and one bird was noted by J. Grinnell at Bear 

 Lake, San Bernardino Mountains, July 30, 1905 ( Univ. Calif. Pnbl. Zool. v, 

 1908, 52). 



This bird has been reported as breeding at Elsinore and San Jacinto lakes, 

 but 1 know of no authentic nesting records. I saw two birds at San Jacinto 

 Lake, May 28, 1911. They gave no signs of breeding and were probably strag- 

 glers (Condor xm, 1911, 158). There are nesting colonies at Buena Vista 

 and Tulare lakes. 



38. (81) Diomedea nigripes Audubon. Black-footed Albatross. 

 Common out at sea during the entire year. Birds seen during spring and 



early summer are probably immature. 



39. (82) Diomedea albatrus Pallas. Short-tailed Albatross. 

 Fairly common on the ocean. Occasionally seen close in-shore during 



severe weather. Two specimens taken near Santa Barbara are recorded by C. P. 

 Streator. One of them, which was in his collection, was taken fifty miles at 

 sea about the middle of March, 1885 (Orn. & Ool. xi. 1886, 90). Recorded 

 by B. W. Evermann from Ventura as frequently seen along the coast and in 

 the bay in winter (Auk in, 1886, 89). A specimen taken at San Pedro by 

 C. Rutter, April 3, 1898, was presented to the Zoological Department at Stan- 

 ford University (McLain, Auk xv, 1898, 267). M. L. Wicks, Jr., found a 

 bird of this species dead in the surf near Long Beach, Los Angeles County, 

 July 26, 1892 (Oologist x, 1893, 88). Evan Davis has a specimen that was 

 killed near Newport, Orange County (Grinnell, Pub. 2, Pasadena Acad. Sci., 

 1898, 8). C. B. Linton has the head of a Short-tailed Albatross that was 

 captured alive by his camp cook on San Nicolas Island, April 1, 1909. Mr. 

 Linton was absent at the time of the capture and his man killed the bird and 

 cooked it. He afterwards stated that he did not find it particularly appetiz- 

 ing. J. G. Cooper noted this species at San Nicolas Island July first, and at 

 San Diego Bay in December (B., Br. & Ridg., W. B. X. A. n, 1884, 354). 



40. (86b) Fulmarus glacialis glupischa Stejneger. Pacific Fulmar. 

 Common on the ocean in fall, winter and spring. Generally arrives in 



September and October, and leaves in April. I have taken many specimens 

 of this bird along the Los Angeles County coast and around the Santa Barbara 

 Islands. Those in the dark plumage generally greatly out-number the light 

 ones. Large numbers of this and the following species are frequently seen 

 dead on the beaches during the winter and spring. 



41. (86.1) Fulmarus rodgersi Cassin. Rodgers Fulmar. 



Irregular fall, winter and spring visitant on the ocean, south at least to 

 San Diego. Not nearly so numerous as the last. I have two specimens of 

 this bird that I picked up dead on the beach near Anaheim Landing, Orange 

 County, March 1, 1908. Many more were seen at the same time in different 

 stages of decomposition (Condor xn, 1910, 46). I also took an adult female 

 at Plyperion, Los Angeles County, December 29, 1911, and Antonin Jay took 

 two specimens in the same locality the following clay. 



