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MAR. I903[ THE CONDOR 49 clumps of willows or among the wiry grass on sand-spits, profusely lined with down, containing egg shells. Querquedula cyanoptera. Cinnamon Teal.* The teal is scarce. I found a single nest on June ?9, ?9 o2, containing four nearly fresh eggs. It was simply a hollow without any lining, on high gronnd in the marsh among tall grass. Aix sponsa. Wood Duck. On nearly every visit to Rowlands I have noticed a single individnal and young of this beautiful duck off the mouth of the river. Aythya .collaris. Ring-neck Duck. Recorded from Lake Tahoe in mid- winter in Check-list of California Birds. The above list of ducks could probably be trebled by observations in fall, winter, and spring. Botaurus lentiginosus. American Bittern. A single specimen of this bird was seen on June 29, x9o2, when it flew up a few feet from the canoe, in the tall grass where it had been feeding, but on every trip to the marsh or the vicinity the peculiar booming noise was heard. Ardea herodias. Great Blue Heron. Noticed occasionally about Rowlands in June x9ox and x9o2. Fulica americana. American Coot. During June, x9oh this bird was common all over the reedy parts of the marsh nesting both in tall thick tules and among spai'se reeds in almost open water where the nest could be seen for quite a dis- tance. Some nesting records in ?9o? are as follows: June 8, 9 eggs, incubation advanced; 7 eggs, incubation, one half; June ?2, 8 eggs incnbation begnn, 7 eggs incubation advanced; one nest with young just emerging from the shell. Strange to say [ did not see one of the birds in ?9o2. Steganopus tricolor. Wilson Phalarope.* Rather common both about Row- lands and the marshy meadows near Bijou where two pairs had nests about the middle of June, x9o2. They could not be located however, even with the aid of a field glass owing to the character of the country and the marvelous hearing and sight these birds possess. On June ?4, ?9o?, I shot a female of this species for identification, and it was pitiful to see how her mate would not forsake the spot but continued circling around uttering its mournful and almost human cry. These birds were seen in flocks of half a dozen or more and also single pairs dtiring June, and I am ahnost positive I observed a pair with young early' in June, ?9o?, thus showing that the breeding season extends from May to July. Actiris macularia. Spotted Sandpiper. Common about Rowlands as well as along the lake shore, various streams in the valley and numerous meadows. A nest, June 9, ?9o?, at Rowlands, among wiry marsh grass contained four fresh eggs, and one June ?7, ?9o?, in the same location contained a like complement, also fresh, and curiously enough but half a foot away was a nest of the Killdeer with three eggs. One nest June 26, ?9o2, was found near Bijou by watching the birds from a distance with a field glass. It contained four eggs too far advanced in incubation to be of value. JEgialitis v0cifera. Killdeer. The killdeer frequents the same localities as ,4ctilis macularia and is very abundant. Owing to the perception of these birds, however, the nests are not easily found unless considerable time is spent. A nest, a hollow scooped in the bare shingle on the lake shore at Rowlands on June ? ?, ?9o?, contained three fresh eggs, and one in a similar situation on June 22, ?9o2, contained the same number in the same condition.