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THE CONDOR 



Vol. XIX 



by Mrs. J. T. Allen; Stanton Warburton, Jr., 

 1221 N. Fife St., Tacoma, Wash., by J. H. 

 Bowles; and the nominees already present- 

 ed in the Northern Division. 



There being no other business matters to 

 be considered, the members listened to an 

 account of unusual ornithological conditions 

 on Forrester Island, Alaska, during the past 

 summer, by Mr. Willett, and to an account 

 of recent collecting experiences by Mr. Huey. 

 Adjourned. — L. B. Wyman, Secretary. 



November. — Regular monthly meeting of 

 the Southern Division, Cooper Ornithological 

 Club, was held at the Museum of History, 

 Science and Art, November 23, 1916. The 

 following members were present: Messrs. 

 Appleton, Brown, Colburn, Chambers, Dag- 

 gett, Holland, Howell, Lamb, Miller, Ritten- 

 house, Robertson, van Rossem, Wyman, and 

 Mrs. Husher. Mrs. Robertson was a visitor. 



Minutes of the October meeting were read 

 and approved. On motion by Mr. Lamb, sec- 

 onded by Mr. Brown, the following persons 

 were elected to membership: Mrs. Elizabeth 

 H. Price, Mr. Walter A. Stafford, Miss Helen 

 Gilkey, Mr. Ridley Holleman, Mrs. Marion 

 Randall Parsons, and Mr. Stanton Warbur- 

 ton. 



Names proposed, to be voted upon at next 

 meeting, were as follows: Mrs. Mabel E. 

 O'Farrel, 2403 F St., San Diego, by Laurence 

 Huey; Frederick P. Shafer, care U. S. S. Al- 

 batross, San Diego, by A. L. Barrows; Wil- 

 liam C. Boeck, Berkeley, by A. L. Barrows; 

 C. Oscar Reis, 646 Juanita Ave., Los Ange- 

 les, by I. D. Nokes; Robie W. Tufts, Wolf- 

 ville, Nova Scotia, by A. E. Price; Roscoe 

 Ivan Giles, 82 Newton St., Marlborough, 

 Mass., by H. W. Carriger. 



On motion of Mr. Daggett, seconded by Mr. 

 Lamb, Messrs. Howell and Brown were 

 elected to serve as a committee to nominate 

 officers for the coming year. Mr. Robert- 

 son moved that Messrs. Brown and Wyman 

 be appointed a committee to draft resolu- 

 tions on the death of Dr. E. A. Mearns. Car- 

 ried. 



Business disposed of, the usual informal 

 discussion of bird topics followed. Adjourn- 

 ed. — L. E. Wyman, Secretary. 



SAN BERNARDINO CHAPTER 



The occasion of Dr. Grinnell's visit to the 

 San Bernardino Valley was taken as an op- 

 portune time for a gathering of members 

 of the Cooper Ornithological Club who re- 

 sided within forty miles of Colton. A meet- 

 ing was accordingly called at the home of 

 Mr. and Mrs. Wilson C. Hanna, 1000 Penn- 



sylvania Ave., Colton, on Thursday evening, 

 November 2, 1916. 



M. French Gilman motored in from Ban- 

 ning bringing with him as guests, Mrs. Gil- 

 man, Miss Mabel Gilman, and also Dr. F. D. 

 West of Beaumont. Wright M. Pierce, Hal- 

 sted G. White, and H. Arden Edwards were 

 present from Claremont, and Judge Edward 

 Wall from San Bernardino. Dr. C. G. Wig- 

 gins and Mr. J. R. Pemberton of Colton, both 

 of whom brought their wives as guests, com- 

 pleted the list of members present. Judge 

 J. B. Hanna and wife, and Miss Tacie Hanna, 

 of Colton, were present as guests. 



This was the first opportunity some of the 

 members had had for meeting Dr. Grinnell 

 and each other. The first part of the even- 

 ing was profitably spent in becoming ac- 

 quainted and in telling of ornithological ex- 

 periences. Much time was spent in viewing 

 the elegant bird photos for which Mr. 

 Pierce is famous, while the hand-painted 

 pictures of birds' eggs, which Mr. Edwards 

 displayed, were both attractive and exceed- 

 ingly interesting. The large collection of 

 photos taken in Arizona by Mr. Gilman 

 would require, by themselves, more than a 

 single evening to do them justice. Some 

 time was spent in viewing the oological col- 

 lections of Mr. Hanna. 



The guest of honor, Dr. Grinnell, gave an 

 interesting talk in which he suggested sev- 

 eral topics of a nature to investigate local- 

 ly; he also told of the proper methods for 

 keeping field notes. More information is 

 needed concerning the breeding habits of 

 some species, for example the Phainopepla, 

 which is known to nest on the desert in 

 February and which does not nest in this 

 valley until June and July. Do these birds 

 raise a brood in February on the desert and 

 then migrate to this valley and raise an- 

 other brood? 



There were so many questions to ask of 

 Dr. Grinnell that his talk finally became a 

 general discussion which was continued even 

 while refreshments were being served. This 

 meeting of kindred spirits proved to be so 

 enjoyable that it was decided to have other 

 gatherings. They will be known as meet- 

 ings of the San Bernardino Chapter of the 

 Cooper Ornithological Club, and the next 

 one will be held December 5, at the home of 

 Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Pemberton, 1170 N. 9th 

 St., Colton. These meetings will in no way 

 interfere with the Southern Division but 

 will be for members in this immediate vicin- 

 ity, though any one else interested is also 

 invited to come. — W. C. Hanna, Secretary 

 pro tern. 



