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The Ornithological Journals. 



Bird-Lore.i Vol. XV. No. 5. September-October, 1913. 



With Asio in the Greenwood. By Florence Merriam Bailey. — A most 

 interesting account of the Long-eared Owl in North Dakota. 



The Sharp-tailed Grouse in Manitoba. By J. Woodcock. — With 

 photograph from life. 



Notes on a pair of Holboell's Grebe. By M. S. Crosby. 



An Opportunity Interrupted. By Arthur A. Allen. — A study of the 

 nesting of the Blue-headed Vireo. A Cowbird's egg laid before the nest 

 was quite completed was ' floored over ' but two more were laid later! 



The Migration of North American Sparrows. — Harris' and the Golden- 

 crowned Sparrows. Migration Tables by W. W. Cooke, plumage notes 

 by F. M. Chapman. Color plate by Fuertes. 



Educational Leaflet. — The Cat-bird. By Witmer Stone. — With color 

 plate by Horsfall. 



Bird-Lore. Vol. XV. No. 6. November-December, 1913. 



Impressions of the Voices of Tropical Birds. By Louis Agassiz Fuertes. 

 — The first installment of what promises to be an interesting and valuable 

 discussion of the songs and singing habits of South American birds. Illus- 

 trated by original sketches. 



The Tropic-Birds of Bermuda. By Karl Plath. Illustrated by photo- 

 graphic reproductions. 



The 'Old Maid' Gull. By W. O. Doolittle. 



The Present Status of the Heath Hen. By George W. Field. 



My Bird Neighbors. By Mrs. L. H. Toussaint. — In Florida. 



How to Make a Thrashcry. By Mable Osgood Wright. 



The Migration of N. A. Sparrows. The Rosy Finches. Migration by 

 W. W. Cooke, plumage notes by F. M. Chapman, color plate by Fuertes. 



The Annual Report of the Audubon Societies forms a contribution 

 of about 100 pages, well worthy of perusal. 



The Tufted Titmouse. By Florence Merriam Bailey. Educational 

 Leaflet, with plate by Fuertes. 



The Condor.2 Vol. XV. No. 5. September-October, 1913. 



A Revision of the Cahfornia Forms of Pipilo maculatus Swainson, with 

 Description of a New Subspecies. By H. S. Swarth. — In this paper a 

 material increase in the races of Pipilo maculatus is proposed; P. m. falcifer 

 McGregor, is recognized for the coast form regarded as inseparable from 

 P. m. oregonus in the A. O. U. Check-List; P. m. megalonyx is restricted to 

 the San Diegan region and the birds of the great interior valleys is separated 



1 Organ of the Audubon Societies. Edited by F. M. Chapman. Pubhshed by 

 D. Appleton & Co., Harrisburg, Pa. 



2 Edited for the Cooper Ornithological Club, by Joseph Grinnell. Published at 

 The Condor oflace, Hollywood, California. 



