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Rock where the never-failing supply of Murres ' eggs must 

 have induced the belief that they had indeed reached the 

 Seventh Heaven of ravendom. 



Like the Ravens, other birds, particularly such as mi- 

 grate by sea, sometimes touch at the Farallones. I saw 

 several Black Turnstones and again encountered wrecks of 

 the Phalarope fleet so many members of which had gone 

 ashore at Monterey. 



Although so much has been written about Farallone 

 bird-life, I am convinced that an unexpectedly rich reward 

 awaits the student, who, going to the islands in May, when 

 the birds come, and remaining until they depart, in August 

 or September, will devote himself to a study of their life 

 histories and relationships. The three days of my visit 

 (June 3-6, 1903), were barely sufficient to give that vitaliz- 

 ing touch of personal experience, which renders so much 

 more intelligible anything we may have heard concerning a 

 locality and stimulates our interest in its subsequent his- 

 tory. Moreover, at this time, the birds were less tame than 

 they become later in the season and could not be readily 

 observed and photographed. 



Rock Wren 



