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squally southwest wind prevailed at the time. The bird was 
shot, and on examination, the stomach was found to contain 
a small amount of brownish fluid. 
The second bird, in yellow plumage, came aboard on Octo- 
ber 3 in latitude 14° 24’ North, longitude 106° 42’ West, 
during a strong squally southwest blow accompanied by rain. 
This bird was not captured. It took flight from the stern of 
the vessel, and in doing so was caught in the downward 
draught from the mainsail and blown into the water, but 
recovered itself immediately and flew away. 
August 2, 1905, in latitude 12° 2’ North, longitude 109° 11’ 
West, a female American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 
alighted on the schooner in the evening and was taken. The 
weather was squally and rainy that day. 
The three above positions range from about 300 to 500 miles 
from the nearest point on the Mexican or Central American 
mainland. 
While sailing slowly southward about 75 miles west of 
northern Baja California on July 9, 1905, two Mourning 
Doves (Zenaidura carolinensis) alighted on the vessel in the 
morning and remained aboard all day. The sky was overcast 
and a gentle wind was blowing from the land. 
