Nov., 1911 
ANOTHER FORTNIGHT ON THE FARALLONES 
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an attendant portion of pure white — the same in color, by the way, as those cast 
by the Murres along the east wall of Shubrick point. 
“As I said, these birds will do anything for me. By stealthy approach and 
good behavior I have won their complete confidence, taking all the pictures wanted 
at focal length, the birds passing repeatedly within that distance as the camera is 
pointed diagonally down at them. After using up my plates I lay down by the 
water’s edge, and the birds repeatedly came nearer to my face than my hands were. 
Also, when I stretched my hand out slowly into the water, one ventured within 
six inches of it. Yet the Phalaropes are perfectly aware of my presence, and they 
give a little start or a warning peep every time an unusual movement or the 
slightest sound escapes me.” 
Fig. 52. F.VR.\LnON CORMOR.^NT BROODING YOUNG 
Good-sized flocks of these birds were tossing about in the lee of the island al- 
most continually during the prevalence of the northwest wind, and little wisps of 
them were frequently seen flitting to and fro between the indentations of the tide. 
Many birds were killed at night by striking against the single telephone -wire which 
stretches east and west along the narrow portion of the island. Occasional Iv small 
groups of these Phalaropes were flushed from the ground, and while I w'as settled 
in the tent I several times saw them take refuge behind stones to avoid the sweep 
of the wind. 
14. Lobipes lobatus. Northern Phalarope. Great shoals of these Phalaropes 
lay off-shore on the lee side of the island until the wind veered to the south. 
