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Some Characteristics of the Mountain Chickadee [one plate) C. Barlow 
Alma’s Thrush in Colorado W. L. Burnett 
Eggs from American Barn Owls in Captivity Donald A. Cohen 
oi Spatula clypeata W. Otto Emerson 
A Visit to the Herons Leon Hottel 
Summer Observations in the Southern Sierras F. S. Daggett 
Vireo Traits (one plate) C. Barlow 
Birds Recorded at Paicines, San Benito Co. Cal J. a7id J. IV. Mailliard 
Breeding Range of the Allen and Rufous Hummingbirds Joseph Grimiell 
Nesting Habits of the Desert Sparrow Hawk Near Santa Monica. Cal H. G. Risittg 
Nesting of the Western Yellowthroat H. J. Lelaiid 
The Monterey and Coast Hermit Thrushes at Pasadena, Cal F. S. Daggett 
COMMUNICATIONS : The Decisions in the Tenth Supplement ; A Defense of Bird 
Horizons 
Falco cobmibarius at Santa Clara, Cal C. Barlow 
General News Notes 
EDITORIAL 
Official Minutes 
Publications Received 
Snapshots at Prominent Ornithologists: No. V. Mr. Ruthven Deane and Dr. A. K. Fisher 
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