134 
THE WILSON BULLETIN— September, 1922 
Not common. Some 25 pair nesting near the eastern border of Crump 
Lake. Eggs two and three in sets June 11. 
120c. Farallone Cormorant — Pli aider o corax dilopJius albociliatus. 
Not common. A dozen pair nesting on Bird island, Hart Lake. Three 
and four eggs June 5. Nest on the ground made of tule and flags. 
125. American White Pelican — Pclecanus crythrorhynchos. 
Not abundant. Twenty-five pair seen in the valley. Nesting on Bird 
island. Hart Lake, and Gull island, Crump Lake. One and two eggs 
June 11. 
Typical Nest and Eggs of Forster’s Tern 
129. A129. American Merganser — Mcrgus americanus. 
One pair seen on Crump Lake June 5. 
151. Hooded Merganser — Lophodytcs cucullatus. 
One pair seen on Crump Lake and one pair on Dodson Lake June 1. 
152. Mallard — Anas boschas. 
One of the most abundant ducks nesting in the valley. Nesting in 
the marshes, also on Deep Creek, Honey Creek, Twenty Mile Creek and 
on the rocky side of Warner Rim, under sage brush. Eggs 7 to 15, May 
25 to June 10. 
135. Gad wall — Chaulclasmus streperus. 
Very common. Found nesting in the tule marshes around the lakes. 
