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 CONTENTS IN MEMORIAM: Chester Barlow (with portrait) Henry Red Taylor 3

The Ornithological Writings of Chester Barlow Joseph Grinnell 8

Nesting of the Townsend Solitaire (two half-tones) A. W. Anthony 10

Nesting of the Abert Towhee M. French Gilman 11 The Author of "Birds of North and Middle America" (with portrait) 13

Notes on Pine Siskins Chas. W. Bowles 15

The Band-tailed Pigeon in San Diego County C. S. Sharp

FROM FIELD AND STUDY Voracity of Albatrosses Lyman Belding 17

Sterna paradisea in Southern California Frank S. Daggett 17

The Number of Feathers in a Bird Skin R. C. McGregor 17

Do Wild Birds Die Instantly? Joseph Mailliard 17

The Fall Migration of Oreortyx pictus plumiferus Lytnan Belding 18

Do Quail, Lophortyx californicus vallicolus, Remove Their Eggs? Ernest Adams 18

Frozen Toes Joseph Grinnell 18 Food of Anna Hummingbird F. C. Clark 18

Wood Ibis in Southern California Frank S. Daggett 18

A Rare Land Bird Taken at Sea R. C. McGregor 19 Cryptoglaux acadica acadica in Placer County Ernest Adams 19

Late Nesting of Arkansas Goldfinch John M. Miller 19

The Snowflake and Other Unusual Birds at Marysville Lyman Belding 19

Peculiar Habits of a Black Phoebe Ernest Adams 19

Destruction of Birds' Eggs: A Query Ernest Adams 19 Mossy Murres Joseph Grinneli 20

The Hummingbirds of Escondido and Vicinity Nelson Carpenter 20

Continuation of a Record J. Grinnell 20

Further Notes on the Pine Siskin J H. Bowles

THE ED1T0R'S BOOK SHELF Bailey's "Handbook of Western Birds" (half-tome) 21

Ridgway's "Birds of North and Middle America" 22 Henshaw's "Birds of the Hawaiian Islands" 23

CORRESPONDENCE From 24

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GENERAL NEWS NOTES 25

MINUTES OF CLUB MEETINGS 26

EDITORIALS 28

Directory of Members of the Cooper Ornithological Club 29 ^^^ Manuscripts for publication, exchanges, etc., should be sent to the Editor; subscriptions, advertisements and dues to the Business Manager. PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA.