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north to the transition tone, east of the coast district] i ; : sttHctii . 

 torn Lower California; i ; . Galapagos [stands, i 



subsp. i ust region of 17. S ; s ibsp. nov., 



i Islands, California; i Pa coast of north- 



em North America; $s M» \ eo to northern South America. 



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Toney s 'Field Days in California ' Our pleasure in turning the 

 pages of this last volume of Bradford Torrey is mingled with sadnes 

 t ho thought that t ho pen. which for so many years depicted for us the o\ «*■ 

 changing faoe of nature - stilled. 



This lit t lo Kvk t twits of the experiences of the last few years of his life, 

 which were spout in California; and it is particularly interesting to those 

 bird-lovers who are familiar only with the Atlantic slope as it depit 

 vividly the easterner's impressions - if ' the coast.' 



There is a frontis trtrait of the author and eight plates illustrating 



localities treated in the Iwk. in two of which Mr rbrrey himseli 

 The Chapter headings are, V California Beach; [ntheEs \ sciting 



Forenoon; V ! ssion v Visitation S - M\ First Condor; 



M\ First Wa1 5 An Unsuccessful Hunt; Yellow-billed Magi 



Some Rock-haunting Birds: Under the Redwoods; In the Santa t 

 Lntains; Reading a C : si . On Foot in the Yosemite; A Bird- 

 -. at the Grand ( 



. the V l Check-list will be read with much interest 

 and the Committee we feel sure will be gratified with Mr. !' nion 



- olume, thai 

 whilo they will be surprised to see what inspiration he derives from its pi 

 • Field Daj s ( ornia ' will take its place as the fitting complete 

 - of nature s - hich will continue in the future, as they have in the 

 past, to delight all - the great out d - ur '.-owns 



.-.ion and to help us the bt ppreciatewl W S 



Nelson on Two New Birds from Panama ["he specimens here 

 - ribed are from the rich collections made by Mr E \ Goldman on the 



Smithsonij ~* Panama, Mr N son names them 



ftooro - sis, the Mount Pirri Barbet, and Ps 



the Berlepsch Fly oat oho: w S 



Bent on • New Crossbill from Newfoundland V series of eleven 

 ssbills obtained by Dr I C Sanfoi in Newfoundland prove to be 



• Kiol. I ps s With Illustrations 



Mew York H» . . tton Mifflin Compa 



Mid cia 



\ s Slopes of 3d ' stern 



Smiths " Mo. 21, pp i - February 26, I! 



\ \ - - ssbil) from Mewfbundland. Bj \ C Bent. Smith" 



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