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THE CONDOR 



Vol. IX 



mingbird {Coeligena clemencice) taken by the 

 late George F. Breninger in the Huachuca 

 Mountains of Arizona. The Number and the 

 Volume close with a complete catalog of the 

 Ornithological Collection of Mr. John Lewis 

 Childs, in which Western birds and eggs are 

 especially well represented. In fact there are 

 extremely few species lacking. — J. G. 



MINUTES OF COOPER CLUB MEETINGS 



NORTHERN DIVISION 



May.— An open meeting of the Northern 

 Division of the Cooper Ornithological Club 

 was held in Linderman Hall, in Alameda, Cal., 

 on May ii, 1907, and a very interesting pro- 

 gram was presented to a large assemblage of 

 members and visitors. 



Mayor E- K. Taylor of Alameda gave a 

 short address, welcoming the Club to Alameda 

 and encouraging them in their work. He em- 

 phasized the need of educating the people to 

 understand the economic importance of birds 

 and cited the case of the recent bird-bill, which 

 was defeated several times and then passed 

 with a large majority, due not only to the 

 efforts of those interested, but also to the 

 growing intelligence of the people. 



Mr. C. A. Vogelsang of the State Fish and 

 Game Commission then addressed the meeting 

 and related some of the difficulties attending 

 his work. He further said, that if the Cooper 

 Club, the Audubon Society, and the Game 

 Commission would get together, he believed 

 that any good bird-law could be gotten thru 

 the legislature. 



J. S. Hunter then gave a very interesting 

 talk concerning the recent explorations of the 

 California Academy of Sciences Expedition to 

 the Galapagos, of which he was a member. He 

 spoke of the peoples and their customs, the 

 physical features of the islands, and of the 

 birds. He believes that many of the land 

 birds of the Galapagos group of islands, repre- 

 sent species in process of formation, because of 

 the many intermediates still remaining be- 

 tween the widely different types. This expe- 

 dition was very successful and Mr. Hunter was 

 able to relate but few of the interesting facts 

 discovered by it, in the short time allotted to 

 him. 



After the program there was a short busi- 

 ness session. B. R. Bales of Circleville, Ohio, 

 and Jesse C. A. Meeker of Danbury, Conn., 

 were proposed for membership. The follow- 

 ing were elected to active membership: W. F. 

 McAfee, Biol. Surv., Wash. D. C; John F. 

 Ferry, Field Museum, Chicago, 111.; A. O. 

 Treganza, 62 Hooper Bldg , Salt Lake City, 

 Utah; Dr. and Mrs. Clark Burnham, 2335 War- 



ring Street, Berkeley, Cal. The resignation of 

 R. E. Snodgrass was held over until the next 

 meeting. H. O. Jenkins then resigned from 

 the office of Secretary owing to his expected 

 absence from the center of Club meetings, and 

 R. S. Wheeler of 1417 Grand Street, Alameda, 

 Cal., was appointed by the President to act as 

 Secretary until the annual election of officers 

 in January. Meeting adjourned. 



H. O. Jenkins, Secretary. 



Southern Division 



March. — The regular monthly meeting of 

 the Southern Division of the Cooper Ornitho- 

 logical Club was called to order by Vice-Presi- 

 dent Willett, in the office of H. J. Lelande in 

 the City Hall, Los Angeles, Cal., March 28, 

 1907, with members Lelande, Robertson, 

 Wicks, Dixon, Antonin and Alphonse Jay,, 

 Linton and Law present, and Mr. Howard S. 

 Reed, of Santa Fe, N. M., as visitor. 



The minutes of the last meeting, Feb. 28, 

 1907, were read and approved. On motion by 

 Mr. Robertson, seconded by Mr. Lelande, and 

 duly carried, Mr. W. L. McAfee of Washing- 

 ton, D. C. was elected to active membership in 

 the Club, subject to the approval of the Club-at- 

 Large. 



On motion by Mr. Robertson, seconded by 

 Mr. Dixon, and duly carried, the Secretary was 

 instructed to take up the matter of Club land 

 with Mr. Will Judson, and get a definite re- 

 port and proposition in writing in regard to 

 terms of acquiring a Club reserve. 



A paper on the Pallid Wren-Tit, by Wright 

 M. Pierce was read. It described the exper- 

 iences of the writer in and about Claremont, 

 Cal., with this little bird and its nesting. 



Mr. Reed brought up the subject of a Public 

 Museum in Los Angeles, and a long discussion 

 of wa5^s, etc. was indulged in. Mr. Reed 

 urges strongly active efforts to establish one. 

 Adjourned. J. Eugene Law, Secretary. 



April. — The regular monthly meeting of the 

 Southern Division of the Cooper Ornitholog- 

 ical Club was called to order by President 

 Morcom, at 4 o'clock p. m., April 28, 1907, on 

 the west veranda of his suburban home, 1815 

 N. Raymond Ave., Pasadena, Cal. This proved 

 a most appropriate spot for a club meeting, 

 svirrounded as this home is by every kind of 

 shrub and tree that make a southern California 

 home attractive, with bird life never more 

 abundant. The members fortunate enough to 

 be a part of this glorious afternoon were Miss 

 Tarbell, Messrs. Grinnell, Clifton, Robertson, 

 Rising, Miller, Chambers, Antonin and 

 Alphonse Jay, Cosper, Watson, Taylor, Cham- 

 berlain and Law, and Miss Parker visiting. 



Quite as important as the meeting itself, 

 however, at least in the eyes of those present, 



