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CONTENTS. 



Nest and Eg-g-s of Nashville Warbler Frontispiece. 



Notes on the Nesting- of the House Wren James Newton Baskett 17 



Rambles Around Ouiver Lake (Illustrated) P. M. Silloway 18 



Nesting- Habits of~the Nashville Warbler (Illustrated) J. H. Bowles 21 



A Tern Study (Continued) Rev. P. B. Peabody 20 



Albinism, Melanism and Hybridism Chas. K. Worthen 23 



"Prize" Photog-raphs 25 



The Warbling Vireo Wm. L,. Keli.s 25 



General Notes ► 27 



Late Nesting -Bluebirds — The Murderous Woodpecker — The Red-headed Villain — 

 Freak Eggs of the Wood Ibis. 



Notes from Nebraska 27 



California Department — 



A Handy Book 28 



Local Names 28 



Notes 29 



Correspondence 29 



Editorial 30 



Literature Received 30 



The Iowa Ornitholog-ical Association 39 



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