. . CONTENTS. . . 
Page 
In Memoriam {two plates) W. O. Emerson loi 
The Ornithological Writings of Dr. J. C. Cooper Joseph Grinnell 103 
A Letter from Dr. Cones to Dr. Cooper 106 
Some Observations on the Rufous-crowned Sparrow {two plates) C. Barlow 107 
The Redwood Belt of Northwestern California Walter K. Fisher iii 
Status of the Arizona Goldfinch in California ; Joseph Grinnell 115 
Nesting of Swainson Hawk.. C.S. Sharp 116 
The Audubon Warbler in Washington J. H. Bowles 118 
A Study of the Black-headed Grosbeak... Anna Head 119 
EDITORIAL 122 
COMMUNICATIONS '. 122 
GENERAL NEWS NOTES 123 
Official Minutes 124 
Publications Received 124 
A Check-list of California Birds 
CONSTITUTING 
Pacific Coast Avifacina, No. 3. 
BY JOSEPH GRINNELL. 
It gives synonyms, seasons of occurrence and the range of 491 species 
and subspecies of birds known to inhabit California. 
This Check-list was issued June 2oth and constitutes they?^^^ complete list of Califorfiia 
birds ever published, containing also a Hypothetical List of 33 species. Colored maps illustrate 
the Life Zones and Faunal Areas of the state. 
The range of each subspecies has been carefully defined, this feature alone rendering the 
list invaluable to the field workei;. Changes have been made in the common names of some 
species, based upon their geographical range. This and other features, it is considered, will 
prove a great help to the amateur bird student. 
This list has been compiled only after a thorough examination of all available literature 
and will be found complete to the present day. Every Californian worker will find it invaluable. 
Price, 75 Cents, postpaid. 
Address C. BARLOW, Bus. Manager, 
Santa Clara, Cal. 
