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CONTENTS 
From Tahoe to Washoe (with two photos by Oluf J. Heinemann) Milton S. Ray 85 
Notes on the Northwestern Crossbill (with two photos) J. W. Preston 90 
Miscellaneous Bird Notes from the Lower Rio Grande, Austin Paul Smith 93 
The Olive Warber {Dendroica olivacea) in Southern Arizona (with two photos) 
F. C. Willard 104 
Miscellaneous Records from Southern California and Arizona Harry S. Swarth 107 
FROM FIELD AND STUDY 
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Some Notes from Washington C. W. Bowles 110 
Seen on a Day’s Outing in Southern Arizona F. C. Willard 110 
Alaska Longspur at Gunther’s Island, Eureka, California Henry W. Marsden 110 
Editorial Notes and News ill 
Publications Reviewed Ill 
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