CONTENTS 
The Literary and Other Principles in Ornithological Writing Milton S. Ray 81 
Nesting Habits of the Western Flycatcher(with one photo) Harriet Williams Myers 87 
My Avian Visitors; Notes from South Dakota H. Tullsen 89 
A Nesting Colony of Heermann Gulls and Brewster Boobies (with three photos) 
John E. Thayer 104 
FROM FIELD AND STUDY 
Remarks on the Food of Young Cowbirds W. L. Me Alee 107 
Notes on a Broken Leg in the White-rumped Shrike (with three drawings) 
Clarence Hamilton Kennedy 107 
The Catbird in Southern Idaho L. E. Wyman 108 
A Nesting Incident of the Brewer Blackbird L. E. Wyman 108 
The Virginia Rail at Helena, Montana, in Winter Aretas A. Saunders 108 
Occurrence of the Red Crossbill in Southern Idaho L. E. Wyman 108 
The Yellow Rail in Southern California, Pingree I. Osburn 108 
Some August Notes for Lake Valley Milton S. Ray 108 
The Bohemian Waxwing in Placer County, California E. W. Gifford 109 
The Egret in Southern California C. B. Linton 109 
The Troupial in California j. H. Bowles 109 
Bobolink at Great Altitude : J. Clarence Hersey 109 
Unusual Nesting Site of the San Nicolas Rock Wren C. B. Linton 109 
Field Notes from the San Joaquin Valley J. Grinnell 109 
An Albino Sparrow W. E. Unglish 111 
The Bohemian Waxwing in Sacramento County, California J. Grinnell 111 
Editorial Notes and News 112 
Publications Reviewed 112 
Minutes of Cooper Club Meetings 113 
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