CONTENTS 



Frontispiece 



Notes on a Northern Robin Roost . . Arthur R. Abel 165 



The Birds of the Douglas Lake Region . James S. Compton 173 



A Hermit Thrush Study . . Cordelia J. Stanwood 180 

 Nest Life of the Black-Throated Green Warbler 



Cordelia J. Stanwood 186 



Food of Nestling Birds .... Alvin R. Cahn 189 



Flight of Shore-Birds Near Youngstown . John P. Young 193 



Corrections to A. O. LT. Check-List . W. F. Henninger 195 



Migration at Oberlin, Ohio .... Lynds Jones 198 



Discouraging the English Sparrow . Thomas H. Whitney 20G 



Editorials " 211 



Field Notes 312 



Correspondence ......... 318 



Publications Reviewed ........ 319 



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