THE CONDOR
A Magazine of Western Ornithology
Published Bi-Monthly by the Cooper Ornithological Club
Entered as second-class matter February 12, 1908, at the post-office at Los Angeles (Hollywood
Station). California, under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
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Issued January 28, 1919
CONTENTS
A Return to the Dakota Lake Region (continued).Florence Merriam Bailey 3 The Solitaires of Shasta (with five photos) ................ 14'illJam Leon Dawson 12 Nesting of the Short-eared Owl in Western Washington (with four photos) ........................................................................................................ E. A. Kitchin 21 Problem: Do Birds Mate for Life? (with one photo) ................ J. Eugene Law 26 Evidence that Many Birds Remain Mated for a Number of Years .................... .................................................................................................... 17. K. Carpenter 28 Parasitism of Nesting Birds by Fly Larvae ........................................ O. E. Plath 30 FROM FIELD AND STUDY: The Costa Collection of Birds ............................................... .J.H. Fleming 39 The Wilson Phalarope in the San Diegan Region ................ Loye Miller 39 Nesting of the Western Willet in California ........... r. Van Denburgh 39 Nighthawk Observed in San Francisco ....................... loseph Mailliard 40 Notes on Red-headed Woodpecker and Jack Snipe in New Mexico .... ............................................................................................ Aldo Lp0ld 40 Nesting 0f the Band-tailed Pig00n in San Diego County, California .... ................................................................................................ C. //. //hrp 40 Recent Additions to the California State List of Birds ....... . Grinnell 41 A Northern Record of Mimus polyglotlos leucopterus ............................ ........................................................................ William Leon Dawson 42 Sapsuckers and Hummingbirds ........................................ H. H. Mitchell 42 Western Golden-crowned Kinglet in Los Angeles ................ Loye Miller 42 EDITORIAL NOTES AND NEWS (with one photo) ........................................... 43 PUBLICATIONS REVIEWED .................................................................................. 44
MINUTES OF COOPER CLUB MEETINGS ........................................................ 46
