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material for birds which do not use boxes — flax for Orioles, artificial mud 

 puddles for Robins, etc. Baths, fountains, berry-bearing trees and food 

 boxes also come in for detailed consideration and go to make up a book 

 that is fully deserving of the subtitle which Mr. Job has bestowed upon it, 

 * A Manual of Applied Ornithology.' — W. S. 



The Ornithological Journals. 



Bird-Lore. 1 XVII, No. 5. September-October, 1915. 



Bird Clubs in America. By F. M. Chapman. — Followed by reports 

 on the work of seven such organizations. 



Bird Photography and Suet Stations. By A. Jacot. 



The Great Destruction of Warblers: An Urgent Appeal. By A. R. 

 Sherman. 



Migration of North American Birds. By W. W . Cooke. — Treats of 

 the crested Titmice. 



The Condor.2 XVII, No. 5. September-October, 1915. 



Characteristic Birds of the Dakota Prairies. I. In the Open Grassland. 

 By Florence Merriam Bailey. 



A Walking Eagle from Rancho la Brea. By L. H. Miller. — Description 

 of a new species from this famous deposit, Morphnus daggetti (p. 180). 



Estimated Average Age of the Herring Gull. By J. T. Nichols. — An 

 interesting and suggestive paper. 



A Late Nesting Record for the Cahfornia Woodpecker. By H. W. 

 Myers. 



Description of a New Race of Savannah Sparrow and Suggestions on 

 Some California Birds. By L. B. Bishop. — Passerculus sandivichensis 

 brooksi (p. 187), Chilhwack, B. C. Notes on 15 other species. 



A Partial List of the Summer Resident Land Birds of Monterey County, 

 California. By J. R. Pemberton and H. W. Carriger. 



The Oologist.=' XXXII, No. 10. October 15, 1915. 



Odd Nesting of the American Merganser. By I. T. Van Kammen. 

 No. 11, contains excellent photographs of Duck Hawk nests by J. B. 

 Dixon. 



The Ibis." X Series. Vol. Ill, No. 4. October, 1915. 



Report on the Birds collected by the late Mr. Boyd Alexander during 



» Organ of the Audubon Societies. Edited by F. M. Chapman. Published by 

 D. Appleton & Co., Harrisburg, Pa. (Bimonthly) $1 per year. 



* Edited for the Cooper Ornithological Club by Joseph Grinnell. Published 

 at The Condor office. First Nat. Bank Building, Hollywood, Cal. (Bimonthly) 

 $1.50 per year. 



3 Edited and published by R. M. Barnes, Lacon, 111. (Monthly) $1. per year. 



* Edited for the British Ornithologists' Union by W. L. Sclater. Published by 

 Wm. Wesley and Son, 28 Essex St., Strand, London, W. C. (Quarterly) £1. 12s. 

 per year. 



