On 23 May 1971 with R. LeValley and T. Manolis, I saw a single Common Gallinule (Gallinula chloropus) feeding with American Coots (Fulica americana) in shallow water near the headquarters of the Honey Lake Wildlife Area, Lassen Co., California. At the same locality on 24 June 1972, D. Erickson, G. Hunn, R. Stallcup, and I observed the same or another gallinule resting in a diked pond with coots and several species of ducks. The yellow-tipped bill, dark brown back, and white side stripes were noted on each occasion.