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Sept.', 1911 MAY NOTES FROM SAN JACINTO LAKE 157 also fortunate enough to find several species not noted by either of the above men- tioned parties. We arrived at the lake at about 3:00 v.?. on May 27 and secured permission from the foreman in charge of the adjacent ranch to camp on the shore and pursue our ornithological studies. We immediately donned our wading apparel and started into the tule beds on our preliminary tour of investigation. By the time we were forced to desist on account of darkness, we had arrived at a general idea of the most favorable nest- ing localities, and after a hastily prepared supper we rolled up in our blankets to dream of the good things in store for us on the morroxv. We arose at daylight on the 28th and occupied that entire day ?vith camera and collecting boxes. By night- fall we had gone over the entire ground with a fair amount of thoroughness, and Fig. 43. NEST AND EGGS OF LEAST BITTERN after a good night's rest we packed our belongings and started on our return jour- ney. We arrived at home in the afternoon well satisfied with the results of our trip. The list following comprises all the water birds seen, with notes on their abundance, nesting, etc. A few of the more interesting notes on land birds are also attached. Colymbus nigricollis californicus. Eared Grebe. About fifty pairs of these birds were found nesting here by A.M. Ingersoll and W. B. Judson on June 8, 1897. We fonnd the birds fairly common and in full summer plumage, but were unable to find any nests; in fact we judged from their actions that they had not yet begun to breed. Podilymbus podiceps. Pied-billed Grebe. This species was very plentiful and many nests were found. In most cases the eggs had already hatched or were