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I would acknowledge gleaning from the writings of W. 

 Leon Dawson, Joseph Grinnell, Florence Merriam 

 Bailey, Frank M. Chapman, Edward H. Forbush, Alex- 

 ander Wilson, Elliot Coues, Thomas Nuttall, Olive 

 Thome Miller and Bradford Torrey. Also George Wil- 

 lett's "Birds of the Pacific Slope of Southern Cali- 

 fornia," Harry S. Swarth's list of the Birds of Arizona, 

 the Bulletins of the Biological Survey of the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture; the leaflets of the National Asso- 

 ciation of Audubon Societies, and such magazines as 

 The Auk, The Condor, Bird-Lore, Wilson's Bulletin, 

 and American Ornithology. 



HARRIET WILLIAMS MYEBS. 



Los Angeles, California. 



