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Nov., 1911 ANOTHER FORTNIGHT ON THE FARALLONES 179 an attendant portion of pure white--the same in color, by the way, as those east by the Murres along the east wall of $hubrick 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 nay 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,?R,?X.X. ON CORMORANT 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. Occasionally small groups of these Phalaropes were flushed from the ground, and while I was 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.