Columba fasciata fasciata. Band-tailed Pigeon. Steadily increasing in numbers. Has 

 been seen upon the south slope of the Santa Ynez Range for the first time in many years. March 

 20, 1920, flock of 13 birds, in Tecolote Canyon. Dawson and club. April 29, 1920, a small flock; 

 Feb. 5, 1921, 50 birds; both in Rattlesnake Canyon— Commander Parmenter. 



Strix occidentalis. Spotted Owl. Well seen in Romero Canyon, June 25, 1920, by Dawson 

 and party of club members. 



Pandion haliaetus carolinensis. American Osprey. Well seen hovering over eucalyptus 

 grove near Los Colibris, March 18, 1921. Dawson. 



Xenopicus albolarvatus. White-headed Woodpecker. Well seen by Commander and 

 Mrs. Parmenter, Mission Canyon, Jan. 23, 1920. 



Sphyrapicus varius nuchalis. Red-naped Sapsucker. Dec 27, 1920, Los Colibris,- -Dawson. 

 Feb. 5, 1921, Comdr. Parmenter and Miss Walker. 



Archiloclius alexandri. Black-chinned Hummer. Apr. 8, 1920, — Dawson; and April 9, 

 1921, — Parmenter; tentative early arrival records. 



Selasphorus alleni. Allen's Hummer. Arrival, Jan. 28, 1921, noted by Parmenter. Nest 

 with eggs found Feb. 14, 1920, by Dr. H. C. Henderson and club. 



Tyrannus verticalis. Western Kingbird. Arrival, Feb. 28, 1921, by Parmenter. 



Tyrannus vociferans. Cassin Kingbird. Mission Peak (alt. 3500), March 5, 1920. Dawson 

 and club. 



Niittallornis borealis. Olive-sided Flycatcher. Nesting in numbers on Casitas Creek at 

 altitude not over 400 feet above sea level. Henderson and Dawson. 



Cyanocitta stelleri frontalis. Blue-fronted Jay. Seen at Shepard's Inn, on Rincon Creek, 

 May 3, 1920, by club. 



Spizella atrogidaris. Black-chinned Sparrow. On slopes above Gubernador, May 10, 1920. 

 Dawson and Henderson. 



Cinclus mexicanus unicolor. American Dipper. Of regular occurrence and breeding in a 

 canyon near Carpinteria. Set 28/4-20 taken May 10, 1920. 



N annus hiemalis pacificus. Western Winter Wren. Of casual occurrence; Jan 31, 1921, 

 by Commander and Mrs. Parmenter. 



Ixoreus naevius meruloides. Northern Varied Thrush. Usually rare or wanting, but notably 

 abundant during the winter of 1919-20. 



FAVORING BREEZES 



'With much pleasure and interest I have read Nos. 3 and 4 of the 'Journal', especially your 

 very important article on the oology of the Alciformes. The plate (coloured) of eggs of Jays and 

 Northern Cactus Wren is excellent." — A. A. van Pelt Lechner (Letter, May 4, 1920). 



"I don't think your venture presumptuous at all, rather I admire much your energy in 

 attempting so big and so important an idea, the first real attempt I think to put oology on the 

 footing it deserves, x x x If you care to send me a bundle of your Journals I shall be pleased 

 to hand them round and to advise members to join." — E. C. Stuart Baker, F.Z.S., Hon. Secretary 

 B.O.U., Cor. Fellow A. O. U. 



"I have carefully and with great interest read the two double numbers of 'The Journal of 

 the Museum of Comparative Oology' handed to me by my friend, Mr. E. C. Stuart Baker, and 

 I must congratulate you and all concerned, not only on the Journal but also on the sound founda- 

 tion on which you have commenced to build an edifice which shall be worthy of a science which 

 has hitherto been painfully neglected, mostly, I fear, owing to the want of a lead such as you 

 have initiated. I shall feel honored if you will be kind enough to enroll me as a member. "- 

 P. F. Bunyard, of London (Letter, Sept. 18, 1920). 



"It is good to hear of the recognition the Mus?um is receiving abroad as well as at home, 

 and I am indeed proud to have been the first outsider to recognize what the movement meant 

 under your leadership. It will be a great pleasure to watch the organization grow, and I shall 

 always be ready to do my small best to further its interests and to assist in extending its 

 influence. — Harry Harris, Kansas City, Mo. (Letter, Aug. 20, 1920). 



"Having been an inveterate oologist and an unreformable one for twenty-five years, it is 

 needless to say that the Journal makes interesting reading, and I shall be glad to support your 

 proposed 'Comparative Oologist'. At the season's end I shall send you some Tennessee sets, and 

 I dare say they will be the only ones you have from this state (Correct! — Ed). 

 -Albert F. Ganier (Letter, May 5, 1920). 



"I must thank you very much for the Journals you sent me. They were exceedingly interest- 

 ing and I hope in time you will be able to issue it with a liberal number of colored plates of eggsr 

 I have only two regrets. One is that I do not live in Santa Barbara and the other is that you. 

 Journal is not published twice a week." — A. E. L. Bertling, Queensland (Letter, Oct. 22, 1920). 



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