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THE CONDOR 



Vol. XIX 



Mesdames Allen, Atsatt and Husher; Mrs. 

 Hannaford and Mrs. Sanford~were viiitors."" 



Minutes of the previous meeting were 

 read and approved, followed by reading of 

 the minutes of the Northern Division. On 

 motion by Mr. Robertson, the Secretary was 

 instructed to cast an electing ballot for the 

 candidates proposed at the April meeting. 

 New names presented from the Northern Di- 

 vision were: Mrs. Bessie W. Kibbe, Berke- 

 ley, by H. S. Swarth; Mrs. Edwin T. Blake, 

 Mrs. Arthur Hubbard Cole, and Elizabeth 

 Gooding Witter, all of Berkeley, and all pro- 

 posed by Mrs. J. T. Allen; J. Harold Evans, 

 Santa Rosa, by H. W. Carriger. 



The annual report of the Business Mana- 

 gers was submitted by Mr. Chambers, which 

 document showed a very satisfactory state 

 of affairs. On motion of Mr. Robertson the 

 report was accepted, and a vote of confi- 

 dence and thanks was tendered Messrs. Law 

 and Chambers for their unselfish interest 

 and labor in behalf of the Club. 



Business disposed of, the members in- 

 spected a series of skins of lamellirostral 

 swimmers, including one specimen of the 

 Trumpeter Swan which may prove to be 

 the last bird taken of this species now close 

 to extinction. In the general discussion that 

 followed, Mrs. J. T. Allen spoke of bird con- 

 ditions in and around Berkeley, while Mr. 

 Peyton told of the Condors on the headwat- 

 ers of the Sespe, where they seem to be in- 

 creasing in numbers. One member attrib- 

 uted the destruction of the big colonies of 

 breeding Tri-colored Red-wings in Nigger 

 Slough to the activity of the Black-crowned 

 Night Herons, one of which is reported by 

 another observer to have disgorged a young 

 Tri-color when flushed. Still another mem- 

 ber accused the Yellow-headed Blackbird 

 of the same act. Adjourned. — L. E. Wyman, 

 Secretary. 



June. — The regular monthly meeting of 

 the Southern Division was held at the Mu- 

 seum of History, Science and Art, June 28, 

 1917. Dr. Miller was in the chair, with the 

 following members in attendance: Messrs. 

 Brown, Chambers, Daggett, Hannaford, 

 Holland, Howell, Jewett, Law, Little, Nokes, 

 Reis, Rich, Rittenhouse, Shepardson and 

 Wyman; Mrs. J. E. Law, and Misses Dodge, 

 Drachman and Zech. Miss Marsh, Mrs. 

 Zech and Mr. Darhanian were visitors. 



Minutes of the May meeting were read 

 and approved. On proper motion the Secre- 

 tary was instructed to cast an electing bal- 

 let for those persons whose names were pro- 



posed at the previous meeting. Ralph W. 

 Jackson, Cambridge, Maryland, was pro- 

 posed for membership by Mr. Howell. 



A letter from Mr. E. W. Nelson, acknowl- 

 edging his election to honorary membership, 

 was read, also a letter from Mr. Keppel, 

 County Superintendent of Schools, relative 

 to securing cuts of birds for use in the 

 schools. Mr. Law, as business manager, 

 stated that he would confer with Mr. Keppel 

 on the matter. 



Business matters attended to, informal 

 discussion of birds in general followed, in 

 the course of which Mr. Law told of his re- 

 cent trip to the Fresno district. Dr. Nokes 

 reported having taken a Bullock Oriole in 

 the act of eating the eggs of a Mourning 

 Dove. Several trays of skins of herons and 

 their allies proved interesting to all. Ad- 

 journed.— L. E. Wyman, Secretary. 



July. — Regular monthly meeting of the 

 Southern Division, Cooper Ornithological 

 Club, was held at the Museum of History, 

 Science and Art, July 26, 1917. In the ab- 

 sence of President Miller, Vice President 

 Law occupied the chair. Following mem- 

 bers attended: Messrs. Chambers, Colburn, 

 Hannaford, Holland, Law, Little, Reis, Rich, 

 Shepardson, Trenor, Welch, Wood and Wy- 

 man; Mrs. Law and Mrs. Leach. Mrs. 

 Wood and Mrs. Walker were visitors. 



Minutes of the June meeting were read 

 and approved. On motion by Dr. Rich, sec- 

 onded by Mr. Shepardson, the Secretary 

 was instructed to cast an electing ballot for 

 Ralph W. Jackson, whose name was pre- 

 sented at the June meeting. Wharton 

 Huber presented the name of Carl Lien, De- 

 struction Island, Astoria, Ore., for member- 

 ship. Notice of the death of Evan Davis, of 

 Orange, California, was read, and on proper 

 motion the Secretary was instructed to 

 draft resolutions of regret and to forward 

 copy to Mrs. Davis. 



There being no other business matters 

 demanding attention, the meeting enjoyed 

 an hour of informal discussion of bird mat- 

 ters generally, and inspection of a large se- 

 ries of skins of shore-birds. Mrs. Leach 

 told of some interesting experiments in the 

 course of which she had induced a pair of 

 Robins, that were nesting near her home, to 

 use as decorations a considerable quantity 

 of brightly colored cloth, by the simple ex- 

 pedient of attaching the strips to pieces of 

 ordinary wrapping twine, which latter the 

 birds considered highly desirable as nest 

 material. Adjourned.— L. E. Wyman, Sec- 

 retary. 



