■August, 1897. 
Land-teirds Observed on San Nicolas Island. 
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approach. Mr. Gaylord found a nest on May 22. It was in a 
crack in the clayey bank of a gully, two feet from the top and 
three feet above the bed. The nest was several inches back in 
the cavity, and the earth had to be broken away to reach it. It 
is composed of grass stems, lined softly with fine rootlets and a 
few feathers. The set consists of six considerably incubated 
eggs. They are creamy white with scattering spots aud dots of 
vinaceous-rufus about the larger ends. Their measurements 
are, .76X.63, .79X.64, .80X.64, .81X.64, .Sox. 64, .80X.65. The 
female was seen to leave the nest only after two persons had 
stepped across the ditch directly above her. She did not again 
appear although we waited many minutes for her. Twenty- 
eight specimens of the Rock Wren were obtained from this s 
island. The Rock Wren of the islands is very distinct from that 
of the mainland, and certainly deserves to be separated as a new 
species. This will probably be done by some one in the near 
future. 
