CONTENTS 
Philadelphia to the Coast in Early Days, and the Development of Western 
Ornithology Prior to 1850 Witmer Stone 3 
Characteristic Birds of the Dakota Praries. III. Among the Sloughs and 
Marshes Florence Merriam Bailey 14 
New and Interesting Bird Records from Oregon .Stanley G. Jewett 21 
A Personal Supplement to the Distributional List of the Birds of California 
William Leon Dawson 22 
FROM FIELD AND STUDY: 
House Finch or Linnet? Junius Henderson 30 
Shearwaters on San Francisco Bay John W. Mailliard 30 
A Golden-crowned Sparrow Lost on Mount Shasta— .W. J. Chamberlin 30 
Late Nesting of the Arkansas Goldfinch J. S. Appleton 30 
An Unusual Nest Addition (with drawing) ..Harold M. Holland 31 
A Record of the Golden Plover in the State of Washington../. H. Bowles 31 
A Note on the Food of the Northern Pileated Woodpecker..!?. C. Bryant . 32 
Occurrence of Emperor Goose in Northern California Carl S. Muller 32 
Townsend Solitaire in the San Jacinto Mountains H. S. Swarth 32 
Auburn Canyon Wren, a Preferable Name for Catherpes mexicanus 
punctulatus William Leon Dawson 33 
Notes from the San Bernardino Mountains, California 
Wright M. Pierce 34 
White-winged Scoter in Klamath County, Oregon Harry Telford 35 
Marbled Godwit in Colorado Junius Henderson 35 
The Pigeon Guillemot Nesting in San Francisco 
George W. Schussler 35 
The Coloration of Eggs D. I. Shepardson 35 
A Record of the Forbush Sparrow in the State of Washington a 
J. Hooper Bowles 35 
EDITORIAL NOTES AND NEWS 36 
PUBLICATIONS REVIEWED , 37 
MINUTES OF COOPER CLUB MEETINGS 38 
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