l86 CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 



On the 5th of July, in the vicinity of Monterey, there 

 was no evident migratory movement. Only one Dark- 

 bodied Shearwater and four California Murres were noted ; 

 the latter were on the water. 



July 6th. Four Western Grebes were found near the 

 surf within the bay. With the exception of one shot on 

 the 2d, these were the first observed of the season. 



July 7th. Several California Murres were seen. All 

 were going southward. No Shearwaters were met with, 

 although it was foggy — a favorable state of the weather 

 for their occurrence near land. A male Harlequin Duck 

 was shot as it was rounding Pt. Pinos. The testes were 

 very large — those of a breeding bird. Another followed 

 shortly after. Both came from the nothward. 



July 9th. I remarked in my journal on this day that 

 the Tufted Puffin is apparently to be reckoned among 

 the early migrants. While there had been no pronounced 

 migration, individuals had been passing southward daily 

 for some time, with no corresponding return movements, 

 as in Brandt's Cormorants, for example, which were con- 

 tinually coming into the bay to fish and returning to their 

 rookery south of Pt. Pinos. In the morning a young 

 Marbled Murrelet was discovered at a patch of kelp near 

 the Seaside Laboratory. This was the first instance, for 

 the season, of the species coming under my observation. 

 There was also a decided flight of Pigeon Guillemots. 

 Previously no definite movements had been observed. 

 All were adults. They appeared in twos and threes at 

 frequent intervals, following the shore -line in a south- 

 ward direction. Two males were taken. The testes 

 were very large in both. But few California Murres 

 were seen, and they were on wing, moving down the 

 coast. Only one Dark-bodied Shearwater was noticed. 

 It was going south. 



