Look out for the February Number! 



VOLUME III. 



JANUARY, 1899, 



NUMBER 5. 



; An Illustrated 



.MONThLY MAG^ZINE 

 , °f QRNlTnOLOGY^^ 



OKir.iNAL Articles. 



Xotes OD Eugenes fulgens, F. C. Willard. Plate 6.5 



Nesting of the Alaska Bald Eagle. O. C. Caul welt. must. ..66 

 Capture and Captivity of Great Horned Owls. Jf. J.l. Car- 



rHer. Jr., 67 



Habits of the Barn Owl In Captivity. 1). A. Cohen 6S 



Habits of Young Short-eared Owls. Ludicirj Kumlien. 



must 69 



A Visit to Pelican Island, on Indian River. Florida. X. .1. 



Brou'iudl ,. TO 



Nesting of the Black-and-white Warbler. ./. Warren 



.Jacobs 71 



A Pet Crow. C. F. Stone 72 



My Rookery. A. M. Xic/iolnon 73 



Nesting of LeConte's Sparrow. G. F. Dipine 73 



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eONTGNTS. 



Letter Box. 



Pigeon Holes. 



Ground Nest of Osprey. illust.— Our Northern Lanius— 

 Nest of the Blue-fronted Jay— Great Horned Owl's Nest 

 and Eggs, illust.— Bob White in Northern Iowa— Nest and 

 p:ggs of Sooty Grouse. 2 illusts.— Yellow-headed Blackbird 

 in Iowa— Pet California Condor, illust.— Nesting of the 

 White-necked Raven in Giant Cactus— On the Nesting of 

 Ducks 



In the Osprey's Claws. 



Bulletin of Cooper Ornithological Club— The Auk— Bird 

 Lore Announced— Quail Shooting in South California— 

 A World of Green Hills. 



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