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are said to suffer greatly. On the 15th I landed on Sugar- 

 Loaf (a Murre islet) to examine a rookery of Brandt's 

 Cormorants. The birds deserted their nests as soon as I 

 came near them. Not more than two eggs were in a nest; 

 in some cases only one. All appeared to have been 

 recently deposited. July 2, 1894, at Monterey, chiefly 

 young birds were found. See ' No. I,' p. 220. 



II. NON-INDIGENOUS BIRDS. 



Red Phalarope ( Crymofthilns fulicarius). — A mum- 

 my in spring plumage was picked up near the surf on the 

 eastern part of the island, a short distance from the keep- 

 ers' houses. 



Wandering Tatler (Heteractitis incanus ). — One was 

 seen on the rocks at the surf on the 13th. 



Hudsonian Curlew ( JVumenius hudsonicus). — An in- 

 dividual was observed the last morning of my stay near 

 the spot where the Red Phalarope was found. Both of 

 these species are additions to the Bryant-Emerson list. 



Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocefhala) . — Strag- 

 glers were noted from the outset along the rocky shore. 



If the Farallon Rail (Porzana cotufniculus) was ob- 

 tained on South Farallon, its occurrence is purely fortu- 

 itous, like that of the Black-throated Blue Warbler and 

 other estrays. There is not a square foot of the island 

 that would afford suitable habitation for a swamp-loving 

 species. If a Gatke was stationed on South Farallon the 

 list of wanderers would probably rival that of Heligoland. 



III. BIBLIOGRAPHY. 



In the following catalogue are given the titles of the 

 special articles upon the Farallones I have incidentally 

 met with in my reading. 



