CONTENTS 



Variations in Bird Migration from Year to Year 



Wells W. Cooke 1 



Autumn Birds in Alcona County, Michigan . J. Claire Wood 8 



The Nest of the Goldfinch (Astragalinus t. ti'istis), Based on Study 



of Deserted Nests .... Francis M. Root 21 



A Critique of " Barrows' Michigan Bird Life " 



Bradshaw H. Swales 27 



Notes on the Breeding Habits of Agelaius phoeniceus 



Noel L. Hackett 36 



Corrections to a Preliminary List of the Summer Birds of Fall 



River County, South-western Dakota . . S. S. Visher 38 



Editorial . . . 40 



Field Notes .43 



Publications Reviewed ........ 45 



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