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?far., 1909 FROM FIELD AND STUDY 65 two Ancient Murrelets (Syniidiborarnpims a?tiquus). I think this last is a record for San Pedro, as Mr. Grinnell informs me that this is the second record south of Santa Cruz Island, the - other being a pick-up near San Diego. These birds were badly stained with crude oil. I had great difficulty in removing it from an Anklet and an Ancient Murrelet which I saved. I nsed gasolene for cleaning, withont injnry to the feathers. The Sanderling was without wings, so was probably killed by so?ne hunter. The other birds were apparently killed by the storm. On February 8 I went down again and found two Brandt Cormorants, three Surf Scoters, one Ancient Mnrrelet, one Xanh?s Murrelet, one Cassin Anklet and one Rhinoceros AukleL All NEST AND EGGS IN SITU OF TOLMIE WARBLER IN MARIN COUNTY Photographed by Joseph Maiiliard but the two Cormorants and one Scorer were in an advanced stage of decomposition and may have been a part of those observed on January 23. The Cormorants were the only ones free from oiI.--HowARD XVRIGHT, Pasadena, California. Nest of the Wolmie Warbler.--Mention is often made--as, for instance, hviee in THE CONDOR, Vol. X, No. 4, by Gilman writing of New Mexico, and Rockwell of Colorado---of local- ities where the Tolmie XVarbler is abundant, or at least common, in the breeding season; but it has never been my fortune to visit sa?ch a spoL Most of my observations on this species have been made at San Geronimo, Marin Co., California, where a few, a very few, pairs breed each year. The shyness of these birds and their habit of building near the ground in thick vines, in bunches of wormwood or thick clusters of tall ferus? make the discover.y of a nest with eggs a.