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THE CONDOR 
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horizon line like the ocean, blown over by the strong fresh wind from far 
away, it seemed rarely fitting that these great white birds should sail through 
their sunlit skies. And how they sail ! A stirring sight was seen one day, a 
great wedge of Franklin Gulls like Canada Geese flying high through the sky 
as if bent on sweeping over and beyond the prairies down to the southern seas. 
Washington, D. C., May 23, 1915. 
THE FARALLON RAILS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY 
By LAURENCE M. HUEY 
WITH FOUR PHOTOS BY LAURENCE M. HUEY AND DONALD R. DICKEY 
D URING the past seven years considerable attention and study have been 
directed toward the home life of the Farallon Rail ( Creciscus coturni- 
culus ) , and in many cases the results have proved cpiite interesting. I 
have felt, however, that, although nest and egg descriptions have been given 
by other collectors, the following dates and nesting notes might add materially 
to what is already known. 
I have spent hours and even days on the Rail marshes at all times of the 
year, and find that even as early as February, on clear mornings, the clee-cle 
clee'-ee (accent falling on first syllable of last word) may be heard in many 
places on the marsh. This is particularly true when one has walked about the 
Fig. 23. Nest and eggs of ti-ie Faraei.on Rail: The prize, hidden away in a dense 
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