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THE CONDOR 



Vol. IX 



at all compulsory, and the day is not to be constituted a 

 legal holiday, therefore be it 



ResolTfci, that the Cooper Ornithological Club 

 heartily approves of and endorses this movement as one 

 of great educational importance which will tend to se- 

 cure better protection for our native birds, and be it 

 further 



Resolved, that a copj' of these resolutions be placed 

 on the Minutes of this Club, and published in the Janu- 

 ary, 1907, issue of The Condor. 



H. O. Jenkins, Secretary. 



SOUTHERN DIVISION 



November. — Residence of Joseph Grinnell. 

 Pasadena; November 30, 1906. Meeting was 

 called to order \>y President Howard, with 

 members Grinnell, Morcom, Clifton, Willett, 

 Owen, Joseph Dixon, Watson, Taylor and Law 

 present, and as visitors Messrs. James Dixon, 

 and Howard Wright. The minutes of the last 

 meeting, Oct. 3, 1906, were read and approved. 



On motion duly carried, the vSecretary was 

 instructed to cast the unanimous ballot of the 

 members present, electing Clarence B. Linton 

 to active membership; this formality was com- 

 plied with by the vSecretary. 



The applications for active membership of 

 Reginald Rogers, of Santa Barbara, and C. M. 

 Harris, Willard Chamberlain, and Arthur 

 Howard, of Los Angeles, all proposed by O. W. 

 Howard, were read and filed for final action at 

 the next meeting. 



Mr. Grinnell urged on all those present, the 

 importance of sending in all notes on Los 

 Angeles County birds, as the compilation of 

 the new list will soon be under way. A great 

 deal of data has been gathered since the previ- 

 ous list, and all of this should be placed at Mr. 

 Grinnell's disposal as soon as possible. Mr. 

 Grinnell also expressed his desire for notes on 

 comparative bird populations, to the end that 

 valuable information relating to increase or de- 

 crease of certain species might be recorded. 



A very interesting paper by Wright M. Pierce 

 on the dotted canyon wren was read by the 

 Secretary in the absence of the author. Mr. 

 Pierce described vividly his observations of a 

 brood that was raised in a deserted miner's 

 cabin in a canyon near the foot of Old Baldy. 



After an inspection of several interesting 

 series of skins from Mr. Grinnell's private col- 

 lection, dainty refreshments, served by Mrs. 

 Joseph Grinnell and Miss Grinnell, wovtnd up 

 a verj' enjoyable evening. Adjourned. 



J. Eugene Law, Secretary. 



December. — The regular monthly meeting 

 of the Southern Division of the Cooper Ornith- 

 ological Club was called to order by President 

 Howard Saturday evening, Dec. 29, 1906, at 



the residence of H. J. Lelaude, 1320 E. 15th 

 vStreet, Los Angeles, with members Lelaude, 

 J. Grinnell, Clifton, Cooper, Alphonse Jay, 

 and Law present, and as visitors Messrs. 

 Fordyce Grinnell and Willard Chamberlain. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read 

 and approved. Applications for active mem- 

 bership were proposed as follows: Austin Paul 

 Smith, LaJolla, Cal., by H. W. Marsden; Jesse 

 C. A. Meeker, Danbury, Conn., by O. W. 

 Howard; John F. Ferry, Field-Columbian 

 Museum, Chicago, by H. 8. vSwarth. 



On motion by Mr. Clifton, seconded by Mr. 

 Lelaude and duly carried, the Secretary was 

 instructed to cast the unanimous ballot of the 

 members present, electing to active member- 

 ship, the following named persons already 

 presented: Henry K. Coale, Chicago, 111; C. 

 M. Harris, Los Angeles, Cal.; Willard Cham- 

 berlain, Los Angeles, Cal.; Arthur Howard, Los 

 Angeles, Cal.; Reginald Rogers, Cheshire, 

 Conn. 



A communication from Dr. Frederick W. 

 D'Evelyn, the nominee for President of the 

 Northern Division, was read and heartily en- 

 dorsed by those present. 



An interesting letter from our former and 

 long-time President, Mr. F. S. Daggett, now of 

 Chicago, was read, describing an outing with 

 a few of the old standbys early in November. 

 Messrs. Dean, Gault, Woodruff, Swarth, and 

 Daggett composed the party. A half dozen 

 good winter visitors were observed, including 

 white-wing and American crossbills, and snow- 

 flakes. Our eastern brethren certainly are en- 

 titled to our heartfelt sympathy when they 

 take a winter trip. It would be rubbing it in 

 too much to mention the names of the dozens 

 of good birds an observer, perfectly comfort- 

 able in a khaki shirt outfit and sombrero, can 

 see in a day's winter stroll in this locality. Ask 

 Mr. Daggett if it's not so! 



The club then proceeded to nominations of 

 officers for 1907. The following nominations 

 were made and nominations closed in each case 

 on proper motion: For President, Mr. G. 

 Frean Morcom, Pasadena; for Vice President, 

 Mr. G. Willett, Los Angeles; for Secretary, 

 Mr. J. Eugene Law, Hollywood; for Treasurer, 

 Mr. W. Lee Chambers, Santa Monica. To- 

 wards the close of the evening Mrs. Lelaude 

 served elaborate refreshments. Adjourned. 

 J. Eugene Law, Secretary. 



Note. — The lateness of this issue of The 

 Condor is regretted by all concerned; but it 

 is one of those things that can't be helped, and 

 is liable to occur sometime to everyone. The 

 reason in the present instance is the serious 

 illness of our printer and simultaneously of 

 several of his office force. — Ed. 



