CONTENTS. 
VOL. 1, NO. 2. JULY. 
Frontispiece (The Blue Jay), 
A Trip to Thompson’s Lake, 
The Yellow-winged Sparrow, 
The Blue Jay, 
Louisiana Water Thrush, 
Wilson’s Phalarope, 
Nesting of the Purple Gallinule (with engraving) , 
The Crossbills (with engraving), 
Sparrows and Warblers, 
The Rose-breasted Grosbeak, 
Breathing Through Broken Bones, 
The Chewink; Towhee, 
The Great Blue Heron, 
The Lark Finch, 
Nidification of the Skuas, 
The Screech Owl, 
The Meadow Lark, 
Nesting of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird (with engraving), 
The Western Yellow-winged Sparrow, 
The Stormy Petrel (with engraving), 
My Hunt for the Black-poll Warbler, 
Nesting Habits of the White-bellied Nuthatch, 
January Prize Questions, 
Ten Prize Questions, 
Editorial, 
Book Review, 
Exchanges and Wants, 
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