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 Book Notes and Reviews 215 The Condor. — The frontispiece of the September number of 'The Condor' is a re- production of a photograph, taken by Dr. A. K. Fisher, of a remarkable oak tree, at Stanford University, showing the work of the California Woodpecker in studding the limbs with acorns. The plate is accompa- nied by explanatory notes by W. K. Fisher on the location of the tree and the man- ner in which the acorns "are inserted and wedged in so tightly as to defy anything but steel." Mrs. Bailey contributes two short articles on the nests of the Western Flycatcher and the Desert Sparrow, each illustrated by photographs of nesting sites in New Mexico. 'Among the Flathead Birds,' by P. M. Silloway, is devoted chiefly to notes on the nesting of the Audubon and Townsend Warblers in Montana. In an article entitled 'About Collecting Chests,' Stephens gives the results of some thirty years' field experience, and describes in detail how to make a chest for drying skins of mammals and birds, and one that will also carry tools and notebooks, and at the same time serve as a table. McGregor contributes notes on 44 species of 'Birds Observed in the Krenitzin Islands, Alaska,' in the summer of 1901. These islands form part of the Aleutian chain, just east of Unalaska, where opportunities were afforded for observing the habits of Auks, Shearwaters, Petrels, and other sea- birds. The longest and most important pa- per in this number is a carefully prepared 'List of Birds Collected between Monterey and San Simeon in the Coast Range of Cali- fornia,' by Herbert O. Jenkins. The obser- vations which form the basis of the notes were made in June and July, 1905, during a six weeks' trip, in a little-known part of the state which marks the southern limit of the Humid Coast Belt. The list of species is prefaced by a short description of the topo- graphic conditions and the characteristic trees and shrubs, and by lists of the northern and southern birds found in the region. Among the brief notes are two of special interest. The great earthquake of last April was severe on the Farallones; huge masses of rock were thrown down in the great Murre cave at the east end of the island and also at the west end, somewhat disturbing the rookeries at these points. Recent in- vestigations in Guadalupe Island, off the coast of lower California, conducted by W. W. Brown, have failed to show the presence of the Caracara, Towhees, and Wren peculiar to the island, and the fear is expressed that " these species are gone for- ever."— T. S. P. Massachusetts Audubon Society Calendar for 1907 Their Calendar for 1906 having been most favorably received, the Massachusetts Audubon Society has issued a second calen- dar which is even more attractive than the one which preceded it. It consists of six plates of American birds and was printed in Japan from blocks made expressly for this purpose, and tastefully mounted on cards <)% x 14^ inches, with descriptive text on the back. The price of the calendar is $1.50, and orders should be sent to the Society at the Boston Society of Natural History. Bird Note Book, by Richard H. Gerber- ding, Chicago Anything that will induce definite obser- vation and record, in the field, is to be welcomed. The present notebook, by the use of a system of symbols, suggests the char- acter of the data which seem most worthy of entry, and at the same time is designed) to lessen the labor of the student. It may be cordially recommended. — F. M. C. Book News We regret to learn that 'Our Animal Friends,' the organ of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, has; suspended publication. This magazine con- tained much interesting natural history • matter and was at all times a sane and moderate advocate of the cause for which it stood. We have received for ' The Warbler Book ' some excellent but unsigned notes on the nesting of Audubon's Warbler in Estes Park, Colo. Will their author kindly communicate with us ?