Tin<: CONDOR 
Vol. XIII 
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hatching at the time. One young bird noted had just broken out of the shell and 
rolled over the edge of the nest into the water. On our approach he made frantic 
efforts to dive but was unable to get any more thin his head under the water. 
Hydrochelidon nigra surinamensis. Black Tern. Two birds were seen flying- 
over the lake on the 28 th. They gave no signs of breeding and were probably 
stragglers. 
Querquedula cyanoptera. Cinnamon Teal. \Try common in pairs feeding in 
the grass. No nests found. 
Spatula clypeata. Shoveller. One or two pairs in breeding plumage were 
seen. This bird is frequently seen around southern California marshes in mid- 
summer, and probably breeds occasionally, although authentic iiestiiig records are 
lacking at the present time. 
I'ig. 44. NEST AND YOUNG OF WHITE-FACED GLOSSY IBIS 
Dafila acuta. Pintail. Fair!_v common and undoubtedly breeding. Although 
many of these birds w^ere noted no nests were found, but on the 28 th a female was 
seen with four small young. 
Marila americana. Red-head. Breeding very commonh'. We were much in- 
terested in the large iiimiber of eggs in the sets noted. Four nests found contained, 
respectively, fifteen, seventeen, eighteen and twenty-seven eggs. This last set was 
undoubtedly the product of at least two females, as there were seventeen eggs of 
one type and ten of another. In fact the ten eggs may not be Red-head’s at all, 
as they resemble very much the eggs of the Pin- tail. 
Erismatura jamaicensis. Ruddy Duck. Breeding plentifully in the tales. 
Many nests containing eggs were noted. 
Dendrocygna bicolor. Fnlvoits Tree-duck. Several pairs were seen, but were 
