Jan.,°1921 
Dr. H. C. Bryant,. Economic Ornithologist, 
California Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, 
and also in charge of Education, Publicity 
and Research, California Fish and Game 
Commission, left early in January in com- 
pany with Dr. Loye Miller, Associate Pro- 
fessor of Biology, Southern Branch, Univer- 
‘sity of California, to attend the State Parks 
Conference, at Des Moines, Iowa. After the 
Des Moines conference, a series of lectures 
were to be given by these naturalists in 
eastern cities to stimulate interest in a na- 
ture guide service for all the national parks. 
During the past summer, they organized the 
Nature Guide work in the Yosemite Valley, 
and at some of the Lake Tahoe resorts. This 
included trips afield and lectures, and was 
an attempt to satisfy the yearning of the. 
summer vacationist for nature lore. Na- 
ture guiding in the Yosemite National Park 
proved so popular that there is likelihood 
that it will be made a permanent feature 
not only of the Yosemite but also of other 
national parks throughout the United States. 
Mr. Allan Brooks is located at Jupiter, 
Florida, for the winter. He is occupying 
himself while there in making colored draw- 
ings of various waterfowl, particularly ducks, 
these to be used in illustration of books 
which are in preparation by certain eastern 
ornithologists. Mr. Brooks attended the A. 
O. U. congress in November, and for a time 
was the guest of Mr. L. A. Fuertes, at Ithaca, 
New York. Indeed, the two went to Florida 
together, the last-named for but a _ short 
stay. Later, Dr. L. C. Sanford joined Mr. 
Brooks. Mr. Brooks plans to return to his 
home in British Columbia late in April. 
MINUTES OF COOPER CLUB MEETINGS 
SOUTHERN DIVISION 
OcToBER.—Regular monthly meeting of the 
Cooper Ornithological Club, Southern Divi- 
sion, was held at the Museum of History, 
Science and Art, at 8:00 P. M., October 28. 
Members attending were: Mesdames Fargo, 
Martin, Terry, and Warmer; Miss Miller; 
Messrs. Dickey, Hornung, Howard, Howell, 
Miller, Pierce, Robertson, Van Rossem, War- 
mer, and Wyman. Mrs. Howard, Mrs. Schnei- 
der, and Mr. Langdon were visitors. 
Minutes of the September meeting were 
read and approved. On motion of Mr. Rob- 
ertson the Secretary was instructed to cast 
an electing ballot for persons whose names 
were presented at that meeting. New pre- 
sentations were: Harry Milton Wegeforth, 
M. D., 210 Maple St., San Diego, by W. DeW. 
Scott; John E. Overholtzer, 6 West Main St., 
Morristown, Pa., by R. J. Middleton; Nathan- 
iel A. Francis, 35 Davis Ave., Brookline, 
Mass., by W. Lee Chambers; Elbert Benja- 
min, 109 Coral St., Los Angeles, by Mary 
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Mann Miller; Mrs. John McB. Robertson, 
Buena Park, Calif., by John McB. Robert- 
son; J. Thomas Fraser, Jr., 432 W. Haw- 
thorne St., Eureka, by Lawrence Zerlang; 
Emmet Joy, San Andreas, by Ethel Crum; 
George C. Shupee, Box 964, San Antonio, 
Texas, by Antonio H. McLellan; Charles 
Springer, Cimarron, N. Mex., by J. Stokely 
Ligon; Webster H. Ransom, 708 West 20th 
Ave., Spokane, Wash., by Stanley Jewett; 
Miss Evelyn Kennedy, 232 W. Ave. 52, Los 
Angeles, by Roland C. Ross; Miss Elizabeth 
Burnell, 419 So. Olive St., Los Angeles, by 
L. E. Wyman; Regina Woodruff,. Zool. Dept., 
Univ. Calif., by Dr. Olive Swezy; Clelia A. 
Paroni, 2430 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, by Dr. 
H. C. Bryant; John Thomas Waterhouse, 
Honolulu, T. H., by Annie M. Alexander; 
John Forbes Rickard, 250 Tunnel Road, 
Berkeley, and Mary I. Compton, 6510 Ist 
Ave. N. E., Seattle, Wash., by Anna Head. 
Routine business finished, Dr. L. H. Miller 
read a paper on the rearing of a pair of 
house finches which had come into his pos- 
session just after hatching. His account of 
their development and behavior was highlv 
instructive as well as entertaining. The 
usual informal discussion and inspection of 
a series of hawk skins completed the ses- 
sion. Adjourned.—L. E. WyMAn, Secretary. 
NOvEMBER.—Regular monthly meeting of 
the Cooper Ornithological Club, Southern Di- 
vision, was held at the Museum of History, 
Science and Art, November 23, at 8:00 P. mM. 
In the absence of both President and Vice 
President, Mr. Dickey was acclaimed Chair- 
man of the evening. Members present: 
Messrs. Appleton, Bishop, Brouse, Brown, 
Chambers, Colburn, Dawson, Dickey, Ed- 
wards, Esterly, Hanaford, Howell, Hornung, 
King, Little, Pierce, Reis, Rittenhouse, Ross, 
Robertson, Suits, Taylor, Van Rossem, Wall, 
Wyman; Misses Atsatt, Burnell, Davidson, 
Kennedy and Pratt. Mesdames_ Bishop, 
Brown, Chapman and Dawson were visitors. 
Minutes of the October meeting were 
read and.approved, followed by reading of 
the minutes of the Northern Division for Oc- 
tober. Applicants whose names were pre- 
sented at the previous meeting were declared 
elected, on motion of Mr. Chambers that the 
Secretary be instructed to cast an electing 
vote. New presentations were: Hattie E. 
Shepherd, R. 1, Box 73, Redlands, and A. R. 
Shepherd, 457 Burchett St., Glendale, Cali- 
fornia, proposed by Frank N. Bassett: Roy 
W. Quillin, 1025 Summit Ave., San Antonio, 
Texas, proposed by O. P. Silliman. Elee- 
tions of the Northern Division were ap- 
proved. 
