I'uj'-LiCATiONs Reviewed. 4?' 



Dawson and Brooks at Santa Barbara, California. Tliey can beat 

 Northern Ohio in the winter, bnt fall behind in May. l. j. 



The Condor. Vol. XV, January-February, 1913, No. 1. 



It is rarely that we are treated to such a feast of Shore Birds 

 as we find in the first article by W. Leon Dawson, "A Glimpse of 

 Surf-birds." The five reproductions of photograplis approach per- 

 fection both from the standpoint of the photographer and the en- 

 graver. "Concealing and Revealing Coloration of Animals," by 

 Junius Henderson, adds valuable points to this current controversy. 

 In " Swallows and Bedbugs " Edward K. Warren shows that the 

 swallows are not guilty of harboring the species which harrasses 

 'humans, but that it does harbor an allied species. Two articles 

 follow relating to local distribution. In the final article Joseph 

 Grinnell discusses at length. " The Outlook for Conserving the Band- 

 tailed Pigeon as a Game Bird of California." Interesting field notes 

 close the number to the editorial page. i,. j. 



