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as P. m. falcinellus subsp. nov. Grinnell's P. m. curtatus regarded as 

 identical with P. m. arcticus is recognized as distinct, occurring in the 

 Warner Mountain region in summer and along the lower Colorado in win- 

 ter. In addition it is pointed out that P. m. clementce occurs only as San 

 Clemente and Santa Catalina Islands, the Santa Cruz bird being megalonyx. 

 This paper seems to be a very careful piece of work and the additional 

 information relative to P. m. curtatus should call for a reconsideration of 

 this form on the part of the A. O. U. Committee. 



Unusual Nesting Site of the Mallard. By O. J. Murie. — In a tree seven 

 feet from the ground. 



Call Notes and Mannerisms of the Wren Tit. By J. Grinnell. — A 

 valuable contribution to the history of this unique bird. Mr. Grinnell's 

 reference to the value of song in judging relationship of birds is in line with 

 an editorial in the July ' Auk,' while his efforts to represent the various vocal 

 efforts of the bird by the syllabic method are additional evidence of the 

 utter failure of this method in the vast majority of cases. His careful 

 analysis would doubtless be understood by one who had already heard the 

 bird, but to one who has not it conveys no meaning whatever as an aid in 

 trying to reproduce the notes. There seems to be no method by which 

 the quality of a song may be conveyed in words to one who has not heard it. 



The Wilson Bulletin.^ Vol. XXV. No. 3. September, 1913. 



Home Life of the Glossy Ibis (Plegadis autumnalis Linn.). By Oscar 

 E. Baynard. — An account of the nesting of the species at Orange Lake, 

 Alachua Co., Florida; with half-tone illustrations. 



The Ohve-backed Thrush ( Hylocichla ustidata swainsoni) at his Summer 

 Home. By Cordelia J. Stanwood. — One of the very best studies of nestling 

 lairds that has yet appeared, with tables of increase in weight, and length, 

 observations on food, etc., illustrated by half-tones from photographs. 



A Vacation in Quebec. By G. Eifrig. 



The Winter Birds of Algonquin Park, Ontario. By A. Cleghorn. 



The Warbler.2 Vol. VII. 1913 (first issue since October, 1910). 



A Theoretical Analysis of the Colors of FamiHar Warblers. By John 

 Treadwell Nichols.— A detailed discussion of the plumages of 25 familiar 

 species, without however arriving at any very satisfactory result. It 

 seems doubtful if any such result can be attained by the study of any 

 limited group of birds. 



A Nesting Season in Nova Scotia. By Harold F. Tufts. 



An Apparently Heretofore Unfigured Plumage of Conuropsis carolinensis. 

 By Henry Thurston. — A green-headed bird with an ' orange-crimson ' 

 frontlet and cheeks, but no yellow. It is supposed to be the normal juvenal 

 plumage. 



» Edited for the Wilson Ornithological Club by Lynds Jones, Oberlin. Ohio. 

 Edited and published by John Lewis Childs, Floral Park, N. Y. 



