THE OSPKEY. 



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Page. 

 Cuckoo, Nest and Young — Drawing by W. Hamilton Gibson Frontispiece 



W. Hamilton Gibson, a Portrait " " 



A Naturalist's Boyhood, lUustraied Barnett Phillips loq 



Life History of the Prothonotary Warbler. Part Two — The Nest, Illustrated. W. E. LouCKS iii 



Young Willow Warblers, Photographed in Scotland by Chas. Reid II2 



An Excited Screech Owl, Photographed by D. I. Albertson II2 



Missionary Work by Ornithologists William T. Hornaday 113 



George Harlow Clarke, a Portrait 115 



The Birds of Bowdoin Bay, Iliustrated George Harlow Clarke 115 



Barn Swallows in Southern Arizona George F. Breninger 117 



Alexander Wilson and the Ipswich Sparrow Witmer Stone 117 



Editorial Notes 118 



Recent Literature: — ' My Studio Neighbors ;' Other Books and Pamphlets Received 119 



General Notes : — A Strange Death of Bob-whites. A ' White-winged ' Eagle. A Large Set of Eggs. Freezing to Death? 



A Loon that Deserved to Live 119 



California Department 120 



Correspondence 120 



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