July, 1918 



MINUTES OF COOPER CLUB MEETINGS 



145 



The minutes of the January meeting were 

 read and approved and those for the Novem- 

 ber, December, and January meetings of the 

 Southern Division were read. Mr. Adrey 

 Borell and Dr. Leggett, whose names were 

 proposed at the last meeting were elected 

 to membership as also the list of persons 

 forwarded by the Southern Division, sub- 

 mitted for approval. 



On recommendation of the executive com- 

 mittees of the two Divisions, Mr. Grinnell 

 and Mr. Swarth were re-elected editors of 

 The Condor, and Messrs. Chambers and Law, 

 business managers. 



Dr. Bryant then entertained the club with 

 a very interesting account of "the birds of 

 Glacier Park." Adjourned. — Amelia S. 

 Allen, Secretary. 



April. — The regular meeting cf the North- 

 ern Division of the Cooper Ornithological 

 Club was held at the Museum of Vertebrate 

 Zoology of the University of California, 

 Berkeley, April 18 at 8 p. m. Dr. Evermann 

 was in the chair and the following members 

 were present: Messrs. Cooper, Davis, 

 Grinnell, Kibbe, Lastreto, Loomis, Trenor; 

 Madames Allen, Bamford, Ferguson, Grin- 

 nell, Gunn, Head, Kibbe, Kluegel, Knappen, 

 Meade, Schlesinger. Visitors present were 

 Mr. Austin, Mrs. Evermann, Miss Ferguson, 

 Mr. Meade, and Mr. Schlesinger. 



The minutes of the February meeting of 

 the Northern Division were read and ap- 

 proved. (The March meeting was omitted 

 because of the crowded program of Semi- 

 centennial week at the University.) The 

 minutes of the Southern Division meeting 

 held in February were also read. The name 

 of Frederick Alexander Schneider, San Jose, 

 was proposed by H. S. Swarth, and the 

 names proposed at the Southern Division 

 meetings in November, December and Jan- 

 uary (fifteen in all) were approved. The 

 resignation of Dr. Gibbons was read but was 

 laid on the table as it seemed advisable that 

 the club establish an absentee list and re 

 mit the dues of members entering the army. 

 On motion of Mr. Lastreto, the matter was 

 referred to a committee consisting of the 

 President and one other member to be ap- 

 pointed by the President to report at the 

 May meeting. The Business Manager's re- 

 port was read by Mr. Grinnell and heartily 

 commended by the club. It was decided 

 that the May meeting of the club should be 

 held at the home of the Secretary on Sun- 

 day afternoon, May 19. 



Miss Elizabeth Ferguson then gave an in- 

 teresting account of the pollination of flow- 

 ers by hummingbirds. Following the discus- 



sion and an examination of the specimens of 

 hummingbirds exhibited, the club adjourned. 

 — Amelia S. Allen, Secretary. 



southern division 

 January.— Regular monthly meeting of 

 the Southern Division, Cooper Ornithological 

 Club, was held January 31, 1918, at the Mu- 

 seum of History, Science and Art. President 

 Miller officiated, with the following mem- 

 bers present: Messrs. Appleton, Bishop, 

 Brown, Calder, Chambers, Daggett, Enoch, 

 Esterly, Hanford, Holland, Howard, Lamh, 

 Law, Reis, Rich, Shepardson, Trenor, Wil- 

 lett and Wynian; and Mrs. Law. Five visit- 

 ors were present, among them Volney 

 Enoch, Mrs. Howard, and Miss Winters. 



Minutes of the December meeting were 

 read and approved, followed by reading of 

 the minutes of the Northern Division for the 

 previous three months. Four persons whose 

 names were presented at the December 

 meeting were elected to membership. New 

 names presented were: Miss Iilo Winters, R. 

 2, Box 53, Anaheim, by James A. Calder; 

 Arthur Herbert Norton, 22 Elm St., Port- 

 land, Maine, and E. W. Hadler, Painesville, 

 Ohio, by W. Lee Chambers; T. Boyer, Con- 

 tinental National Bank, and J. Walcott 

 Thompson, 527 East First South St., Salt 

 Lake City, by A. O. Treganza; also two 

 names from the Northern Division. 



In response to a communication from the 

 Northern Division, it was voted that the 

 Cooper Club should be represented in con- 

 junction with the Western Society of Natur- 

 alists at the meeting of the Pacific Division 

 of the Association for the Advancement of 

 Science. A formal canvass of the members 

 disclosed no one who wished to participate 

 in the program at that meeting. 



Election of officers for the coming year 

 then followed. Dr. L. H. Miller was nomi- 

 nated for re-election as president, by Mr. 

 Willet; Mr. Law nominated Mr. Willett for 

 vice-president; and Mr. Shepardson nomi- 

 nated Mr. Wyman for re-election as secre- 

 tary. All nominations were promptly voted 

 closed; and on motion by Mr. Law, the sec- 

 retary was instructed to cast an electing bal- 

 lot for nominees. 



Formal business ended, various members 

 spoke briefly on recent collecting experi- 

 ences. Mr. Willett reported having taken 

 three Heermann Gulls lately (in addition to 

 one taken some years ago), with white prim- 

 ary coverts, and showed photos of same. 

 Dr. Bishop exhibited some interesting- 

 thrushes and song sparrows. His experience 

 indicates that the Dwarf Hermit Thrush 

 keeps to thick brush well up the canyons, 



