CONTENTS 
With the Mearns Quail in Southwestern Texas (frontispiece and 3 halftones) 
Louis Agassiz Fuertes 113 
Some Observations on the Nesting Habits of the Prairie Falcon Donald A. Cohen 117 
Bird Life on the Farallone Islands (6 halftones) Henry B. Kaeding 121 
A List of Birds Observed in Cochise County, Arizona • Wilfred H. Osgood 128 
FROM FIELD AND STUDY 
The Home of the California Road Runner (2 halftones) . r F. W. Kelsey 132 
Early Nesting of Calypte anna in the Vicinity of Santa Monica, California 
W. Lee Chambers 133 
The Western Marsh Wren in California Joseph Grinnell 133 
More About the Band-tailed Pigeon M. French Gilman 134 
Correction of Doubtful Records Milton S. Ray 135 
Wasted Talent R. D. Lusk 135 
July Minutes of Northern Division 135 
EDITORIALS 136 
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