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A Nest of Palmer's Thrasher (illustrated) Herbert Brown i 



Frank H. Lattin (portrait and biographical sketch) 3 



A Day With the Raptores (page illustration) H. R. Taj'lor 4 



The Breeding Habits of Audubon's Caracara J. K. Strecker, Jr 6 



Some Notes on the Western Gull (illustrated) C. Barlow 7 



Eggs of the White-throated Swift Walter E. Bryant 7 



Cuckoo and Flycatcher Notes W. O. Emerson 8 



Prolific Breeding of the Rufous Humn:ingbird D. A. Cohen 8 



Bird-Xesting in North-West Canada Walter Raine 9 



" High Jinks " of the Great Blue Heron J. B. Smith 10 



The Black-chinned Sparrow in Monterey Co., Cal R. H. Beck 10 



My '94 Outing Trip in North-West Canada E. Arnold 1 1 



Nesting of Wilson's Black-capped Warbler Fred B. Spaulding 13 



Editorial, Correspondence and Notes 14 



A Full Sized Condor A. W. Anthony 15 



A Wasp Diet ■ D. A. Cohen 15 



Water Rats Destroying Eggs 15 



What Constitutes a Set of Eggs A. C. M. 16 



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