G ie 5 Gi oe CONDOR 
A Magazine of Western Ornithology 
Published Bi-Monthly by the Cooper Ornithological Club 
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Issued November 19, 1921 | ~ ee 
ay CONTENTS ar 
Home Life of the Black-tailed Gnatcatcher (with seven photos)......... PU ee dy YT. - 
RRS A cre tea ae ea eA ett iat tac RSE MLL ah ae ae Robert 8. Woods 173 
Notes on Fall Migrations of Fox Sparrows in California........ Joseph Mailliard 178 Y 
The Mind of the Meck. eS RUS ey Reece al R. 0. Miller 183 « 
Nesting Pine Grosbeaks in Plumas County, California... Labbe Richard H unt 187 \ 
FROM FIELD AND STUDY Re ae He a | 
The Speed of a Flying Hove es me Pe Frank N. Bassett 190 — eo a . 
The Intrepid Pewee. a Ae Claude Gignouzr 191 if) 
Birds and Oil in Oklahoma.........02.22..22.2---------seee---c-teceen eee J. R. Pemberton 191 0 eae 
5: Least Tern Feeding Young on September 25 Wiese Ralph Hoffmann 192 2 | 
On the Occurrence of the Buffle-head at Meet Lake (with two photos ~~ ‘ 
by Jules Labarthe, Sr.) ee Milton 8S. Ray 192 | yee 
The Sabine Gull in Southern Guittornia. Lee Mrs. F. T. Bicknell 198 | 
agree : - The Gray Vireo in Los Angeles County, California.............. .-..Loye Miller’ 194 — Netty 
i Helipse Plumage of Cinnamon Teal.............-.-0----cccccec------- Prank. Stephens : 194 
sesceuiivean Incubation on the ag of the Male Belted Kingfisher.......... Braces) 
ED Ot Ean eet ah AOL den aces Mae Ne CG) Joseph Mailliard 194 
_ Eastern Kingbird at Mono bake! ooo int ere! LD Ralph Hoffmann 195 ; 
Chronicle of Additions and Eliminations Pertaining to the California a ees 
State List of a SERS UUM er OMNI PN J. Grinnell haa pea 2 
Bird Banding. Nee eae so Ese J. Eugene Law 18 
RECORD OF BIRDS BANDED............ ccldp alee igiellate dic el ae ee 
EDITORIAL NOTES AND NEWS...\002 00 
PUBLICATIONS REVIEWED—First Installments of Dawson’s Birds of Cali- 
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INDEX TO VOLUME XXIIU........ mn See : 
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