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ORNITHOLOGIST 



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OOLOGIST. 



VOL. XVII. r*-^^^^^ NO. 8. 



AUGUST, 



CONTENTS. 



Bird Notes at Sea ...... 



The Olive-backed Thrush ..... 



My Experience with Visitors . • . . 

 Breeding Habits of Junco Hyemalis carolinensis, Br. 

 Illinois English Sparrow Law .... 



Samuel B. Ladd's Collection of Eggs of Warblers 



Big Birds at the Philadelphia Zoo 



Western Vesper Sparrow 



Albino Eggs of Long-billed Marsh Wren 



A Large Set of Eggs of the Bob White 



Birds of Wayne County, Mich. . 



Montague Chamberlain's New Work . 



Brief Notes, Correspondence, and Clippings 



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