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Device for Color- Workers' and 'A Prac- 

 tical System of Color Designation.' 



The most extended paper is a 'Prelim- 

 inary Report,' by T. C. Clarke, on an 

 extraordinary disease which has occurred 

 among the Ducks near Tulare Lake, Calif., 

 each year since 1909. The chief species 

 affected were the Shoveller, Pintail, Cin- 

 namon Teal, and Greenwing Teal. The 

 dead birds found in 1913 included 1,753 

 Ducks, and about 300 other miscellaneous 

 birds. It is hoped that this investigation 

 will be continued until the cause of the 

 disease, still obscure, is fully determined. 



The January 'Condor' opens with an 

 interesting article, by Dawson, on 'Direct 

 Approach as a Method in Bird Photog- 

 raphy,' illustrated by some remarkable 

 pictures of Ibises, Phalaropes, Sander- 

 lings, and Dowitchers, taken at short 

 range. In a characteristic review entitled 



'The People's Bread,' the same author 

 points out the numerous shortcomings 

 in the recent 'Western Bird Guide,' by 

 Reed, Harvey and Brasher. Van Rossem 

 contributes some 'Notes on the Derby 

 Flycatcher' in Salvador, in 191 2; and 

 Rust, a detailed, illustrated account of 

 the 'Nesting of the Sharp-shinned Hawk' 

 near Coeur d' Alene, Idaho, in 1913. 



A 'Second List of the Birds of the 

 Berkeley Campus,' by Joseph Grinnell, 

 shows some interesting results of inten- 

 sive bird study of a limited area. The 

 campus of the University of California 

 includes 530 acres. The first list of its 

 birds published three years ago contained 

 76 species, while the present list enumerates 

 97 species, and the author estimates that 

 a mean, population of approximately 8,000 

 individual birds is maintained throughout 

 the year within this area. — T. S. P. 



A Cooperative Study of Bird Migration 



Bird-Lore asks the cooperation of its readers in recording the migrations of 

 certain common birds in the belief that a joint study of their movements will add to 

 the interest with which their coming is awaited, and contribute something of value to 

 our knowledge of their travels in particular, and bird migration in general. 



It is proposed to take three birds which arrive during the earlier part of the migra- 

 tion season, and three more which are due in the latter part. A summary of observa- 

 tions on the first group will be published in Bird-Lore for June, while those relating to 

 the second group will appear in Bird-Lore for August. 



The first three birds selected were the Red-winged Blackbird, Robin, and Phoebe; 

 the second group of three includes the Chimney Swift, House Wren, and Baltimore 

 Oriole. A blank form is appended showing how the records should be scheduled before 

 sending them to Bird-Lore. These blanks should be mailed to Mr. Charles H. Rogers, 

 care of Bird-Lore, American Museum of Natural History, New York City, not later 

 than June i.— F. M. C. 



Report from 



Made by 



(Give locality) 

 (Give name and address of observer) 





Date 

 first seen 



No. 

 seen 



Date 

 next seen 



No. 

 seen 



Date of 

 becoming 

 common 



Chimney Swift 













House Wren 













Baltimore Oriole 



























