CONTENTS 



The Short-eared Owl in Saskatchewan (with one photo) Walter A. Goelitz 101 



Notes on the Nesting Habits of the White-throated Swift in Colorado (with 



six photos) _ Wm. C. Bradbury 103 



A Return to the Dakota Lake Region Florence Merriam Bailey no 



Costa's Hummingbird — Its Type Locality, Early History, and Name. 



- ~ _ 7 . S. Palmer 114 



The Distribution of the Subspecies of the Brown Towhee (Pipilo \crissalis) (with 



map and figures) H S. Swarth 117 



FROM FIELD AND STUDY 



Are Red-headed Woodpeckers Moving West? ,c. Aldo Leopold 122 



A Peculiarity of Plumage in Some Specimens of the Heermann Gull 



(with one photo) George Willett 122 



Additional Records of European Widgeon in California Joseph Mailliard 122 



Another Reference to Early Experiments in Keeping Hummingbirds in 



Captivity 7. S. Palmer 123 



An Odd Nest of the Song Sparrow of Los Coronados Islands (with one 



photo by/. B. Dixon) JVelson K. Carpenter 124 



The Tragical Addition of a New Bird to the Campus List Richard Hunt 125 



Nesting Notes from the San Bernardino Valley _ W. C. Hanna Yld 



The Salton Sink Song Sparrow at Oro Grande, California 



- Wright M. Pierce 126 



A Surprising Trait in the Black-necked Stilt. Loye Miller 126 



Wood Ibis at San Diego Henry Grey 126 



Evidence on the Food of Hawks and Owls in California 



Harold C. Bryant 126 



EDITORIAL NOTES AND NEWS 128 



Entered as second-class matter February, 1908, at the post-office at IyOS Angeles (Hollywood 



Station) , California, under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. 



Issued from the Office of The Condor, care K. D. Dietz, First National Bank, Hollywood, California 



MEETINGS OF THE COOPER ORNITHOLOGICAL CLUB 



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Southern Division: At the Museum of History, Science, and Art, 

 Exposition Park, Los Angeles. Time of meeting, 8 p. m., the last Thurs- 

 day of every month ; or on the Tuesday evening preceding, when the last 

 Thursday falls on a holiday. Take south-bound car from town; on Spring 

 Street, the car marked "University", on Hill Street the car marked "Ver- 

 mont and Georgia". Get off at Vermont Avenue and Thirty-ninth Street. 

 Walk two blocks east to Exposition Park. The Museum is the building 

 with the large dome. 



Northern Division: At the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Uni- 

 versity of California, Berkeley. Time of meeting, 8 P. m., the third 

 Thursday of every month. Take any train or car to University Campus. 

 The Museum of Vertebrate Zoology is a large corrugated iron building 

 situated on the south side of the campus immediately north of the foot- 

 ball bleachers. 



