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assistant of the Academy, collected about 2000 

 water birds from the ocean in the vicinity of 

 Point Pinos. The bird collection now occupies 

 forty-five large zinc cases, and numbers over 

 11100 specimens, the restilt of exploration and 

 the generovxs gifts of kind friends. 



With the work on the ten-story Class A in- 

 come building on Market Street well under 

 way, with funds in hand and plans and speci- 

 fications prepared for an attractive temporary 

 museum building to be erected in Golden Gate 

 Park, with substantial foundations laid for a 

 large natural history library and great research 

 collections, the prospects of the Academy seem 

 brighter than at any time in its history. — 

 Edward IVinslow Gifford. 



ANNUAL MEETING OF THE COLORADO 

 BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY 



The members and friends of the Colorado 

 Biological Society listened to a very interest- 

 ing program, at the Annual Meeting of the 

 Society which was held Wednesday evening, 

 January 8, 1907, in the rooms of the Colorado 

 Scientific Society, Chamber of Commerce Build- 

 ing, Denver. 



The first address of the evening was given 

 by Mr. L. J. Hersey, the prominent naturalist 

 and sportsman, his subject being "Birds". 

 His talk which covered the structure, habits, 

 classification and distribution of bird-life was 

 illustrated by many stereopticon views of birds 

 and their nests and eggs. 



The second address of the evening was given 

 by Prof. C. P. Gillette of the State Agricultural 

 College of Fort Collins. Prof. Gillette who is 

 the leading entomologist of the state chose for 

 his subject "Plant Lice", and the narration of 

 the life history, food habits, peculiarities and 

 economic features of these tiny creatures 

 proved intensely interesting. 



At the conclusion of the program an hour 

 was devoted to informal discussions after which 

 the meeting adjourned. — R. B. R. 



EDITORIAL NOTES 



The ' 'Report of the Chief of the Biological 

 Survey for 1907", by Dr. C. Hart Merriam, de- 

 serves the careful attention of every American 

 citizen. The practical work of the Bureau ex- 

 tends to matters intimately associated with the 

 interests of the farmer, fruit grower, stock 

 raiser, and sportsman, and thus merits un- 

 stinted support from the utilitarian standpoint 

 alone. And when it comes to pure science we 

 recognize in the Survey a contributor of the 

 larger share of our knowledge of North Ameri- 

 can zoogeography. Let us help, thru our in- 

 fluence with National legislators, to not only 

 continue but augment the work of the Bureau, 

 along the lines outlined by its chief in his 

 Recommendations for 1909. 



The Cooper Club again participates in a dis- 

 tinction won by one of its active members. 

 The only election to Fellowship in the Ameri- 

 can Ornithologists' Union during 1907 was that 



of Richard C. McGregor, who has been pegging 

 away steadily at Philippine ornithology for the 

 past five years. The honor was merited, and 

 in behalf of the Club we extend to him our 

 congratulations. 



Miss Bertha Chapman, who has been in 

 charge of the nature study department in the 

 Oakland city schools for the past seven years, 

 has received an appointment as instructor in 

 the University of Chicago. 



The "F'irst Annual Report" of the California 

 Audubon Society, recently issued, shows that 

 organization to have a decidedly thrifty start. 

 It has already done considerable work along 

 the lines of bird protection, and a campaign is 

 being outlined by its energetic secretary, Mr. 

 W^. Scott W^ay, which is sure to acconiplish 

 much further good. The movement is of a 

 nature to elicit a very large popular support, 

 and, as far as direct human agencies are con- 

 cerned, bird-life will thru it become more and 

 more immime from destruction. The general 

 annihilation of the domestic cat will be about 

 the most important achievement to work for. 



Mr. Chas. A. Vogelsang, Chief Deputy of 

 the California Fish Commission, has just re- 

 turned from an extended trip in the East 

 where much valuable data was gathered in re- 

 gard to game protection and fish culture. 



The plans of Mr. R. H. Beck for a 1908 ex- 

 pedition to the Galapagos Islands did not ma- 

 terialize. Instead, Mr. Beck is collecting 

 along the coast of Lower California for the 

 California Academy of Sciences. 



Mr. Edmund Heller, assisted by Chas. H. 

 Richardson, Jr., is engaged in field work in 

 the vicinity of Salton, in the interests of Miss 

 Annie M. Alexander. 



Every student of California birds should 

 send for Prof. Beal's report on the "Birds of 

 California in Relation to the Fruit Industry", 

 which can be had by application to the Biolo- 

 gical Survey, Washington, D. C. While we 

 cannot agree exactly with the conclusions in re- 

 gard to some of the species dealt with (for in- 

 stance, the Linnet) , the data presented is of 

 indisputable value and interest. IMuch bio- 

 graphical data is also incorporated, of interest 

 to the general bird student. 



PUBLICATIONS REVIEWED 



A I Monograph | of the | Petrei<s | (Order 

 Tubinares) | By | F. duCanE Godman | D. C. 

 L. F. R. S. President of the British | Orni- 

 thologists' Union etc. etc | With Hand-col- 

 oured Plates I by J. G. Keulemans | In Five 

 Parts I Part I. | Witherby & Co. | 326 High 

 Holborn London | December 1907. Large 4to 

 (10x13 in.), pp. 1-68, pll. 1-19 -I- 5a ( = 20) . 



In excellence of typography and in careful 

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