CONTENTS 



Nesting of Bachsiaxs Sparrow By Albert F. Gainer , 3 



CoMPARATI^-E Periods of NESTLI^"G Life By Frank L. Burns 4-15 



Habits of Breeding Water Birds By W. J. Erichson 16-28 



An Albinistic Robin By Alvin R. Cahn 29 



Editorial 31-32 



Field Notes 33-42 



Notes — Here and There 43-46 



Annual Meeting 46-50 



Correspondence 50-51 



Review of Literature 51-52 



Membership Roll 53-64 



THE WILSON BULLETIN 



Published quarterly, March, June, September and December, as the offi- 

 cial organ of the Wilson Ornithological Club and the Nebraska Ornithologists' 

 Union, and edited by Dr. Lynds Jones, assisted by a board of five members. 



All articles and communications intended for publication and all books 

 and publications for notice, should be sent to Dr. Lynds Jones, Spear Labora- 

 tory, Oberlin, Ohio. 



The subscription price is $1.50 a year, including postage, strictly in ad- 

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The officers of the Wilson Club for the year 1921 are: 

 President — Dr. R. M. Strong, Loyola University, Chicago, 111. 

 Vice-President — Dr. H. C. Oberholser, Washington, D. C. 

 Secretary — Albert F. Ganier, 2507 Ashwood Ave., Nashville, Tenn. 

 Treasurer — George L. Fordyce, Youngstown, Ohio. 



EDITORIAL BOARD 



Lynds Jones, Editor-in-Chief 

 Oberlin, Ohio 



G. L. Fordyce, Youngstown, Ohio; A. F. Ganier, Nashville, Tenn.; T. C. 



Stephens, Sioux City, Iowa; Dayton Stoner, Iowa City, Iowa 



M. H. Swenk, Lincoln, Neb. 



Published Quarterly at Obei-lin, Ohio 



