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along towards Point Pinos. A dead Sooty Shearwater thrown 
into the air called him over and he was secured. He flew with 
slower wing beats and was more deliberate in flight than the 
Sooty Shearwaters.. 
On July 22, while I was trying to get early southbound 
Sabine’s Gulls that were resting in company with Sooty Shear- 
waters some distance off Point Cypress, a Flesh-footed Shear- 
water flew up. A hasty shot, with but one barrel loaded, sent 
him off wounded, but I could not find him on the rippling 
water. 
August 27 I was out about four miles northeast of Point 
Pinos amongst thousands of Sooty Shearwaters. As one of the 
constantly passing throng flew by me, I noticed the light- 
colored bill and shot the bird, securing thus another Flesh- 
footed Shearwater. 
September 2, while in the same vicinity, one of the shear- 
waters that flew over my head from behind had a light-colored 
bill. Hastily dropping the oars and grabbing my gun, I shot 
the bird, and, as anticipated, it proved to be a Flesh-footed 
Shearwater. 
October 28 I was out about six miles northeast of the buoy 
and noticed a Flesh-footed flying south with a single Sooty 
Shearwater. A long shot at seventy-five yards distance failed 
to stop him. 
November 4 I got out about eight miles north of Point Pinos: 
and in a large flock of about twenty thousand Sooty Shear- 
waters secured two Flesh-footed that flew up to me. No others 
were seen, though possibly present in other portions of the 
scattered flock. Two Buller’s Shearwaters were taken here 
and also a Slender-billed Shearwater and several Cooper’s. 
Shearwaters. 
Inasmuch as the light-colored bill is so characteristic in life,. 
Pale-billed Shearwater would perhaps be a more fitting name 
for this species than Flesh-footed, or Fleshy-footed, Shear-. 
water. 
The four specimens belonging to the University of California. 
were captured in 1910—a male and a female on September 7,,. 
a male on September 23, and a female on November 1. 
