THE CONDOR 



Vol. IX 



THE CONDOR 



An Illvistrated Mag'azine 

 of "Western OrnitKolog'y 



Published Bi-Monthly by the Cooper Ornilholo^i- 

 cal Club of CaliforniaL 



JOSEPH GRINNELL, Editor. - PaLSSidenaL 



J. EUGENE LAW, Business Manager. Hollywood 



WILLIAM L. FINLEY 

 JOSEPH MAILLIAR.D 



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AssociaLte Editors 



Pasadena, California: Published Nov. 15, 1907 



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EDITORIALS 



The other day we received for publication in 

 The Condor an article which filled us with 

 the joy of approval. The subject-matter was 

 good, and that was appreciated; but what 

 aroused our immediate admiration was that it 

 was in every way in a form to forward to the 

 printer at once without our having to make a 

 single correction or alteration. 



To begin with, this article was written on 

 only one side of the paper; a left-hand margin 

 of an inch or so was considerately left on each 

 page, so that we found space to write instruc- 

 tions to the printer; the text was paragraphed 

 and indented properly; altho written by hand, 

 it was clearly legible— type-writing would have 

 been but little plainer; the author had taken 

 pains to punctuate, capitalize and spell cor- 

 rectly (what a rar^ instance!); the author had 

 looked up the style we were accustomed to use 

 in running general (lo-point) articles, and he 

 had put the title at the head followed directly 

 beneath by his name, and at the end of his 

 article he had written his home address. 



Now, if all the articles submitted for publi- 

 cation were as carefully written as this ideal, 

 what a "snap" an editor would have. He 

 could put in his extra time in studying how to 

 improve the make-up of his magazine instead of 

 grinding away evening after evening correct- 

 ing, or re-writing, carelessly composed manu- 

 script. 



Contributors, get the idea? 



In retiring from the Business-Management of 

 Thb Condor, Mr. H. T. Clifton leaves the 



affairs of the magazine in a better condition 

 financially than it has ever known before. The 

 routine drudgery of the work has been per- 

 formed uncomplainingly, and only unavoidable 

 demands upon his time from another source 

 have now compelled Mr. Clifton to insist on 

 resigning. The Editor takes this opportunity 

 of acknowledging the cordial cooperation and 

 active help always freely granted him by Mr. 

 Clifton whenever called upon. And we want 

 our fellow Cooper Club members to remember 

 that a very large proportion of whatever of 

 success our magazine attains is due to the ex- 

 ertions of the Business Manager. 



Mr. J. Eugene Law has been elected to the 

 office of Business Manager of the Cooper Orni- 

 thological Club. This means also, of course, 

 that the affairs of The Condor are from now 

 on under his direction. Mr. Law brings into 

 this work a banker's knowledge of business 

 methods, and we feel confident that the Club 

 may expect continued growth in the size and 

 mechanical quality of our magazine. Let it be 

 remembered that henceforth all subscriptions 

 and dues should be paid to J. Eugene Law, 

 Hollywood, California. 



The index to Volume IX, printed as part of 

 this issue, was prepared by Mr. Walter P. 

 Taylor. 



Don't forget that the price of this magazine 

 is now $1.50 per year, and that subscriptions 

 will not be accepted for less. The Club dues 

 remain the same as before — f 2.00. 



One of the most enjoyable events in the 

 Club's history was the Southern Division meet- 

 ing held at Pasadena, October 3, 1907, reported 

 in another column. The members had the 

 pleasure of meeting Dr. C. Hart Merriam, and 

 Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Bailey, who are now 

 carrying on Biological Survey work in south- 

 ern California. Dr. Merriam told in a fascin- 

 ating manner many of the California Indian 

 legends pertaining to birds. 



Mr. Harry S. Swarth, of Chicago, author of 

 "The Birds of the Huachuca Mountains, Arizo- 

 na," is now doing bird work again in Arizona. 

 This time he is exploring the Santa Catalina 

 and Chiricahua Mountains. 



Dr. Walter K. Fisher, of Stanford Univer- 

 sity, has been granted a leave of absence for 

 the first semester, and is spending the time in 

 Washington, D. C. 



During July, Mr. G. Frean Morcom visited 

 Chicago and the bird men of that city. 



Mr. G. Willett took an ornithological out- 

 ing into the San Bernardino Mountains in 

 June, where the Editor also spent nearly his 

 whole summer vacation. 



As for 1908, we have already on hand some 

 strong, healthy articles, with striking photos. 

 The ending and beginning of volumes will mark 

 no metamorphosis in the character of our Maga- 

 zine; we expect to continue to publish fresh 

 western ornithology. 



