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Bird- Lore 



arianged in shelves. Without, therefore, 

 appearing to be overcrowded, it has been 

 possible to get the greatest number of 

 birds in the smallest amount of space, and 

 the student can consequently place in his 

 pocket a two-sheet folder on which are 

 figured all the land birds he may usually 

 expect to find between November and 

 March. 



The figures are small but accurately 

 colored and the fact that all those in the 

 same section of the case are drawn to the 

 same scale makes them of more value in 

 field identification (where size is of the 

 first importance) than illustrations in 

 books where the scale constantly changes. 



The plan for these novel bird collec- 

 tions, which originated with Dr. Chapman 

 and is based on his seasonal exhibits of 

 local birds in the American Museum, has 

 been admirably carried out by Mr. 

 Sawyer. 



These folders will be of great assistance 

 to teachers, and form a part of the equip- 

 ment given this year to every member of a 

 Junior Audubon Class. Others may obtain 

 them for lo cents each by addressing 

 the office of the National Association at 

 1974 Broadway, New York City. A 

 reduction on quantities for the use of 

 Audubon Societies, bird clubs and other 

 organizations is made. — T. G. P. 



The Ornithological Magazines 



The Condor. — The November num- 

 ber of 'The Condor,' containing five 

 general articles, completes Volume XVIII. 

 The first paper entitled 'Some Results of a 

 Winter's Observations in Arizona,' by A. B. 

 Howell, is based on field-work in 1915-16, 

 on Rillito Creek, near Tucson. This 

 locality is classic ground ornithologically 

 but most of the previous work in the 

 region has been done in summer. The 

 more important notes include the finding 

 of two Audubon's Caracaras — the first 

 reported from the state for ten years, the 

 determination of the form of Junco 

 occurring in winter, the absence of the 

 Sage Sparrow and the Rufous-winged 

 Sparrow, and the first record of the occur- 

 rence of the Swamp Sparrow in Arizona. 



In the third and concluding part of 

 'Meeting Spring Half Way,' Mrs. Bailey 

 gives an account of the birds found about 

 Brownsville, Texas, and on the trip back 

 to Corpus Christi, Texas, and the changes 

 noted in the bird-life and vegetation due 

 to migration and the advance of spring 

 during an absence of two weeks. 



Pemberton contributes a brief article, 

 with two illustrations, on the 'Nesting of 

 the Le Conte Thrasher,' between Cabegon 

 and Whitewater, in Riverside County, 

 Calif., in 19 16; and Quillin and Holleman 

 a note on the finding of five nests of the 

 San Domingo Grebe in Bexar County about 

 ten miles south of San Antonio, Texas. 



'More Summer Birds for San Francisco 

 County,' by Ray, is a supplement to a 

 paper on the same subject which appeared 

 in 'The Condor' in 1906. The number of 

 species has now been increased from 44 to 

 100, mainly as a result of observations in 

 the southeastern part of the county in the 

 Merced Lakes region. 



Among the brief notes Pemberton calls 

 attention to 'Grammatical Errors in Ver- 

 nacular Names' in the cases of the Screech 

 Owl and Song Sparrow. Through long 

 usage these names are generally accepted 

 but if formed on the usual models found in 

 Warbling Vireo and Mourning Warbler 

 "the more prevalent practice should have 

 dictated that these names be Screeching 

 Owl and Singing Sparrow." — T. S. P. 



A Winter Feeding Poster 



The Biological Survey has issued an 

 attractive and valuable poster well de- 

 signed not only to attain the immediate 

 end in view of feeding birds in winter, 

 but also to arouse widespread interest in 

 bird-life. 



It is illustrated with drawings and 

 photographs showing methods and results 

 of feeding birds in winter, and thesi- are 

 accompanied by instructions which will 

 enable anyone to establish feeding sta- 

 tions. Copies of this poster and addi- 

 tional information in regard to winter 

 feeding may be obtained from the Bio- 

 logical Survey, Washington, D. C. 



