CONTENTS 
Some Owls Along the Gila River in Arizona (with five photos) .M. French Gilman 145 
The Nesting of the Heermann Gull (with two photos) Pingree I. Osburn 151 
Fall Not^s from Eastern Kansas . . Alex. Wetmore 154 
Cliff Climbing for Prairie Falcon Eggs (with two photos) George Richards 164 
Nesting Notes on the Lucy Warbler M. French Gilman 166 
Notes on Some Birds of Kern County Harry. H. Sheldon 168 
FROM FIELD AND STUDY ! 
The Wilson Phalarope at Santa Barbara Bradford Torrey 173 
Limonites ruficollis in Alaska * ..... John E. Thayer 173 
The Allen Hummingbird at San Diego in Winter 'Bradford Torrey 173 
Red-eyed Cowbird at Sacaton, Arizona M. French Gilman 173 
The Blue-winged Teal at Santa Barbara Bradford Torrey 173 
Notes from Placer County • . . . . Ernest Adams 174 
The Sage Thrasher at San Diego Bradford Torrey 174 
Notes on the Nesting of the Bank Swallow D. I. Shepardson 174 
The Ruddy Turnstone at Santa Barbara Bradford Torrey 174 
Sparrow Hawk Nesting in a Bird Box Loye Holmes Miller 174 
Editorial Notes and News 175 
Publications Reviewed 176 
Correspondence: A Color Code F. Grinnell, Jr. 1 77 
Directory of Members of the Cooper Ornithological Club 177 
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