. CONTENTS. . . 
Page 
FRONTISPIECE, Young American Barn Owls 29 
The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in Texas Florence Merriam Bailey 30 
Some Experiences of 1901 P. M. Silloway 31 
Hummingbird Experiences from my Note Book Mollie Bryan 35 
The Oregon Song Sparrow Walter K. Fisher 36 
Winter Observations on the Colorado Desert F. S. Daggett 37 
A Few Notes on the Nesting of Trochilus alexandri R. C. Wueste 39 
Owl Notes from Southern California Frank Stephens 40 
Status of Cyanocitta stelleri carbonacea Walter K. Fisher. 41 
The Monterey Fox Sparrow . . Joseph Grinnell 44 
FROM FIELD AND STUDY. A Criticism of Two Recent Records; Occurrence of the Red- 
poll in California; Clangula hiemalis in Marin Co., Cal.; An Extension of the 
Southern Range of Perisoreus obscurus'. Early Nesting of the Western Redtail; A 
Partial Albino; Notes from about San Frafacisco; Additions to the List of Paiciues 
Birds; Birds Destroyed by Pools of Petroleum Along Railroads; The Passing of the 
Great Blue Heron at Santa Monica; A Correction; Fall Distribution of the Western 
Robin 45 
COMMUNICATIONS: Pterylosis of Hummingbirds and Swifts 47 
Publications Received 48 
GENERAL NEWS NOTES 49 
Editorial 50 
CORRESPONDENCE: A Letter from the Galapagos Expedition 50 
Official Minutes 52 
Obituary Notice of Miss Bertha F. Herrick 52 
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