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 CONTNT$ Condor Nestling at Age of 35 Days, photo by/r. T. Bohbtan ......... Frontispiece x34 Life History of the California Condor. Part I-- Finding a Condor's Nest (8 photos by A r. T. Boilman) ..... !I/'illian L. Finley The Kennicott Screech Owl ....................................... .f. . Bowles x43 Nesting of the Red-bellied Hawk (two photos by author) .............. C. S. Shar x44 The Oberholser Vireo .......................................... .Joseph Grinnell Observations on the Notes and Ways of Two Western Vireos .......... qnna Head x49 The Southern California Clapper Rail Breeding on Fresh Water ........ G. IVillelt Up the Yellowstone on a Pinto .............................. Gerardqlan qbboll x5x The Bell Sparrow ............................................ IVriht dV. 'erce NEWS NOTES ............................................................. x53 EDITORIALS Better Vernacular Names ................................................. is Egg-Co!lecting Justifiable? ............................................. 155 Record Criteria ......................................................... Why Should It Have Been Printed? ...................................... IS6 MINUTES OF CLUB MEETINGS Northern Division ...................................................... I57 Southern Division ......... : .............................................. 57 EDITORIAL ANNOUNCEMENT ............................................. Index to Volume VII! ....................................................... 59 Index to Illustrations .......................................................... I66 Entered as seco.d-class matter May 4, 9o6, at the post office at Pasadena. Caliioram, under Act of Congress of March 3, 879. Issued irom The Office of The Condor, 871 No. Lake Ave., Pasadean. Cal. WANTED--To secure additions to my col- lection of pholos of Western birds' nests and eggs in side A large list to select from in ex- charge. Correspondence invited. R. I. BRSH.', 97 Clark St., Brooklyn, N.Y. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE--Bendire, Life Histories of N. A. Birds, both vols.; Fisher, Hawks and Owls of the U. S; The Condor, Vols. I-V; Ridgway, Birds of N. and Mid. America, Vol. I; a few other books and magazines, all in fine condition. WANTED--a good edition of Wilson's Ornithology, part II of Coues' Ornith. Bibliography, Ridgway's Birds of the Fortieth ParalLel, Avifauna N- 3, and others. CHARLES R. KEYES, Me. Vernon, Iowa. WANTED--To sell my collection of over 9oo bird skins; mostly California specimens, with partly eastern exchanges. Will exchange part for guus or good 8xo camera. Write for list. J. R. PEMBERTON, Stanford University, Cal. WANTED--Van Denburgh's "Reptiles of the Pacific Coast and Great Basin;" must be in good condition. Will pay cash or exchange eggs in sets. C.S. S,RV, Escondido, Cal. FOR EXCHANGE--Bird and Mammal skins from this locality for the same from any other locality; common species preferred. I have good skins with accurate data and expect the same in return. HUgSET O. JEsglS, Stanford University, California. WANTED--Will pay cash, or good exchange in mammal or bird skins for following publica- tions: Coues' Ornithological Bibhography, d and 3d installments. Palmer's Extermina- tion of Noxious Animals by Bonnties (separate from Yearbook U.S. Dept. Agr. for 896); Merriam's Geographic Distribution of Plants and Animals in N. America {separate from Yearbook U.S. Dept. Agr. for 1894).--J. GR,- NELL, .576 N. Marengo Ave., Pasadeua, Cal. XVlen replying to advertisements please mention Y[IE CONDR