THE OSPREY 



CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Tufted Puffin, by Louis Agassiz Fuertes Frontispiece 



Bird House for the New York Zoological Park. " " 



An Ornithologist's Experiences in Cuba Frank M. Chapman 59 



At Home in the Valley of the San Juan de Letran 60 



A Refuge for Bats and Barn Owls — and Cuban Rebels 61 



The Bird House for the New York Zoological Park William T. Hornaday 62 



On Isolated Alaskan Islands Geo. C. Cantwell 63 



Horned Puffin at Entrance to Nest 63 



Ancient Murrelets 64 



Tufted Puffin on the Hillside 64 



Nests of the Glaucous-winged Gull 65 



Editorial Notes 66 



Arctic Three-toed Woodpecker, from painting by Louis Agassiz Fuertes 67 



The Webster Expedition 67 



A Double Nest 68 



A Belated Towhee 68 



General Notes : — A Double Nest. Another Queer Kingbirds' Nest. Decrease in Bird Life. Elusive Melody 69 



Prairie Hen, by Edwin Sheppard 69 



California Department 70 



Recent Literature ; — 'The Gallinaceous Game Birds of North America.' 'Song Birds and Water Fowl.' 70 



FOR the near future numbers of The Osprey we have some very interesting articles on Greenland, 

 Islands of the Pacific, and many other subjects, with photographs of rare and curious birds just as 

 they are, alive, in their native haunts. Also photographs pertaining to our more common birds, 

 perhaps not less interesting, portraying nature in a striking manner. 



The February number will have the portrait of Mr. William Brewster — one of the great American 

 ornithologists and president of the American Ornithologists' Union, now holding the office for the third 

 term. Mr. Brewster has written for the February Osprey an article on the American Three-toed Wood- 

 pecker, nicely illustrated by photographs taken by himself. 



In the February number also, the Cooper Ornithological Club will contribute some fresh material from 

 over the Rockies, resulting from the recent annual meeting held January 8th. 



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