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The Condor. — The frontispiece of the 

 September number of 'The Condor' is a re- 

 production of a photograph, taken by Dr. 

 A. K. Fisher, of a remarkable oak tree, at 

 Stanford University, showing the work of 

 the California Woodpecker in studding the 

 limbs with acorns. The plate is accompa- 

 nied by explanatory notes by W. K. Fisher 

 on the location of the tree and the man- 

 ner in which the acorns "are inserted and 

 wedged in so tightly as to defy anything 

 but steel." Mrs. Bailey contributes two 

 short articles on the nests of the Western 

 Flycatcher and the Desert Sparrow, each 

 illustrated by photographs of nesting sites in 

 New Mexico. 'Among the Flathead Birds,' 

 by P. M. Silloway, is devoted chiefly to 

 notes on the nesting of the Audubon and 

 Townsend Warblers in Montana. 



In an article entitled 'About Collecting 

 Chests,' Stephens gives the results of some 

 thirty years' field experience, and describes 

 in detail how to make a chest for drying 

 skins of mammals and birds, and one that 

 will also carry tools and notebooks, and at 

 the same time serve as a table. 



McGregor contributes notes on 44 species 

 of 'Birds Observed in the Krenitzin Islands, 

 Alaska,' in the summer of 1901. These 

 islands form part of the Aleutian chain, 

 just east of Unalaska, where opportunities 

 were afforded for observing the habits of 

 Auks, Shearwaters, Petrels, and other sea- 

 birds. The longest and most important pa- 

 per in this number is a carefully prepared 

 'List of Birds Collected between Monterey 

 and San Simeon in the Coast Range of Cali- 

 fornia,' by Herbert O. Jenkins. The obser- 

 vations which form the basis of the notes 

 were made in June and July, 1905, during a 

 six weeks' trip, in a little-known part of the 

 state which marks the southern limit of the 

 Humid Coast Belt. The list of species is 

 prefaced by a short description of the topo- 

 graphic conditions and the characteristic 

 trees and shrubs, and by lists of the northern 

 and southern birds found in the region. 



Among the brief notes are two of special 

 interest. The great earthquake of last April 

 was severe on the Farallones; huge masses 

 of rock were thrown down in the great 

 Murre cave at the east end of the island and 



also at the west end, somewhat disturbing 

 the rookeries at these points. Recent in- 

 vestigations in Guadalupe Island, off the 

 coast of lower California, conducted by 

 W. W. Brown, have failed to show the 

 presence of the Caracara, Towhees, and 

 Wren peculiar to the island, and the fear is 

 expressed that " these species are gone for- 

 ever."— T. S. P. 



Massachusetts Audubon Society Calendar 

 for 1907 



Their Calendar for 1906 having been 

 most favorably received, the Massachusetts 

 Audubon Society has issued a second calen- 

 dar which is even more attractive than the 

 one which preceded it. 



It consists of six plates of American birds 

 and was printed in Japan from blocks made 

 expressly for this purpose, and tastefully 

 mounted on cards <)% x 14^ inches, with 

 descriptive text on the back. 



The price of the calendar is $1.50, and 

 orders should be sent to the Society at the 

 Boston Society of Natural History. 



Bird Note Book, by Richard H. Gerber- 

 ding, Chicago 



Anything that will induce definite obser- 

 vation and record, in the field, is to be 

 welcomed. The present notebook, by the 

 use of a system of symbols, suggests the char- 

 acter of the data which seem most worthy 

 of entry, and at the same time is designed) 

 to lessen the labor of the student. It may 

 be cordially recommended. — F. M. C. 



Book News 



We regret to learn that 'Our Animal 

 Friends,' the organ of the American Society 

 for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, has; 

 suspended publication. This magazine con- 

 tained much interesting natural history 

 • matter and was at all times a sane and 

 moderate advocate of the cause for which it 

 stood. 



We have received for ' The Warbler 

 Book ' some excellent but unsigned notes 

 on the nesting of Audubon's Warbler in 

 Estes Park, Colo. Will their author kindly 

 communicate with us ? 



