CONTENTS 
Mother Chickadee Feeding Young ... .LI. T. Bohlman and IV. L. Finley Frontispiece 
The Chickadee at Home William L. Finley (3 photos by H. T. Bohlman ) 63 
The English Sparrow in the Southwest O. W. Howard 67 
The Calaveras Warbler in Western Washington C. W. and J. H. Bowles 68 
Papers on Philippine Birds II. The Routine of a Collector’s Work : 
*. - Richard C. McGregor 70 
The Nuttall Sparrow Around San Francisco Louis Bolander 73 
FROM FIELD AND STUDY 
The Empidonax From Santa Catalina Island .J. Grinnell 74 
Peculiarities of Ducks in Nesting G. Willett 75 
Whistling Swans Louis Bolander 75 
Eggs of the Sage Grouse G. Willett 75 
Unusual Breeding Records at Escondido C. S. Sharp 75 
Results of a Gale at Pacific Beach. Louis B. Bishop 75 
EDITORIALS 76 
Book Notices 77 
Communication — A New Bird Book P. B. Peabody 78 
Minutes of Club Meetings ; 79 
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