CONTENTS Mother Chickadee Feeding Young .... H. 7'. Bohhnan and ?'. L. Finley Frontispiece The Chickadee at Home ........ William L. Finley (3 photos by H. T. Bohhnan) 63 The English Sparrow in the Southwest ........................... O. ? Howard 67 The Calaveras Warbler in XVestern Washington .......... C. W. andJ. H. Bowles 68 Papers on Philippine Birds II. The Routine of a Collector's Work ............... ...................................................... Richard C. ?rcGregor 7o 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. Willell 75 Whistling Swans ........................................... Louis Bolander 75 Eggs of the Sage Grouse ...................................... G. Willeft 75 Unusual Breeding Records at Eseondido ......................... C. S. Sharp 75 Results of a Gale at Pacific Beach ........................... Louis B. Bishop 75 EDITORIALS ............................................................... 76 Book Notices Communication--A New Bird Book .............................. P. B. Peabody 78 Minutes of Club Meetings ..................................................... 79 Application made for entry as second class matter at the post office, Pasadena, California, under Act of Congress, March 3, ?879. Issued from The Office of The Condor, 87x No. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Cal. BID fiOIDE By CllESTEIZ A. I?EED, B. S. It names the birds for ?ou and pictures them in their natural colors THIS is a Dopular pocket ?uide and text-book to ALL THE LAND BIRDS EAST OF THE ROCKIES, from the parrots?o the bluebirds. It is prepared especially for teachers and nature students, for use in the field. Every bird is shown in NATURAL COLORS. including females and young where they differ. It gives the range and habits of each bird, their songs as nearly as they can be written, and descriptions of their nests and eggs. It can easily be carried in the pocket? measuring but 3x 5 inches. 22o pages, bound in flexible sock cloth, postpaid, for 50 Cents, or in flexible leather, 75 cents postpaid. We want agents in every city, town and school. Good commissions paid. Send for prospectus of BZKD BOOKS and sample CltA$. li. REED, WORCeSTeR, ]?AS?. When replying to advertisements Camp Alassiz At Glen ?lpinc, ab0vc Lake Tah0c, Cal. Is an ideal summer camp in the most picturesque portion of the Sierra Nevada. Ninth season beans June x9o6. For beautiful booklet, address the directors: W. W. PricB, Alta, Placer Co., Cal., or WaltBr K. Fisher, Paio Alto, Cal. AFTER JUNE Ist, TALLAC, CAL. lease mention THI? CONDOR
