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Photography of Feeding Stations. By C. Breeder, Jr. 



Holboell's Grebe in Connecticut. By Wilbur F. Smith. 



The Migration of certain Tanagers and Swallows is considered by Dr. 

 Oberholser while Dr. Chapman treats of the plumages of the former, with a 

 colored plate by Fuertes. 



The Educational Leaflet describes the Raven. 



Bird-Lore. XX, Xo. 3. May-June, 1918. 



Three Years After. By Mable Osgood Wright. — An extremely inter- 

 esting report on the condition of the Connecticut Audubon Society's 

 ' Birdcraft Sanctuary.' During the season of 1917 there were 102 nests 

 built on the grounds, belonging to 2-4 species. It was found necessary to 

 destroy the English Sparrows, Starlings, Crows and Purple Grackles 

 which visited the sanctuary. Traps with padded jaws were set for hawks, 

 and all harmless species as well as owls were liberated. Xorthern Shrikes 

 were found to be a serious menace to winter birds and striped snakes 

 to nesting sparrows. The most serious enemy to the birds was the domes- 

 tic cat, 107 of which were caught. 



The Whip-poor-will. By Melicent E. Xumason. A good account of 

 its breeding. 



My Nuthatch Tenants and a Pair of Red-headed Ruffians. By R. W. 

 Williams. 



The Waxwings and Phainopepla are treated in the usual papers on migra- 

 tion and plumage, with an excellent color plate by Fuertes. 



The Condor. XX, No. 2. March-April, 1918. 



In Memoriam: Lyman Belding. By Walter K. Fisher. 



The Salt Marsh Yellowthroats of San Francisco. By George W. 

 Schussler. 



A Return to the Dakota Lake Region. By Florence M. Bailey. 



Six Weeks in the High Sierras in Nesting Time. By Milton S. Ray. 



The Scarlet Ibis in Texas. By R. A. Sell. — The unearthing of this 

 important record was in part the result of criticism of a supposed sight 

 record published in ' The Condor,' Vol. XIX, p. 46. 



Both in this case and in that of the supposed Harpy Eagle published 

 recently in ' The Auk ' it would seem that the best way to treat a doubtful 

 record is to give it publicity in some reliable journal and someone will 

 make it his business to supply the information that is lacking! 



The Subspecies of the Oregon Jay. By H. S. Swarth. 



Bird Notes from Forrester Island, Alaska. By George Willett. 



Seven New or Noteworthy Birds from East Central California. By 

 Joseph Grinnell. — Two forms are described as new; Sitta carolinensis 

 tenuissima (p. 88) from the Panamint Mountains and Hylocichla guttata 

 polionota (p. 89), from the White Mountains. 



The Condor. XX, No. 3. May-June, 1918. 



The Short-eared Owl in Saskatchewan. By Walter A. Goelitz. 



Notes on the Nesting of the White-throated Swift in Colorado. By 

 W. C. Bradbury. — An excellent account with numerous photographs of 

 habitat, etc. 



