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ical Club was held at the Museum of Verte- 
brate Zoology on February 23, 1922, at 8 pP. 
M. Vice-president Cooper was in the chair, 
and other members present were: Mesdames 
Allen, Frederick, Grinnell, Kelly, Mead, 
Schlesinger and Van Gaasbeck; Messrs. Bry- 
ant, Bunker, Evermann, Grinnell, Willard 
Grinnell, Keeler, Mailliard, Storer, Stow and 
Strong. Visitors present were: Mrs. Bryant, 
Miss Fisher and Mr. Kross. 
The minutes of the January meeting of 
the Northern Division were read and ap- 
proved, and the minutes of the December 
and January meetings of the Southern Di- 
vision were read. 
Letters relative to the Salt Lake meet- 
ing of the Pacific Division of the American 
Association for the Advancement of Science 
were reported, and the secretary was _ in- 
structed to write to officers of the Inter- 
mountain Chapter asking them to represent 
the Northern Division in the arrangements 
for, and the conduct of, a meeting at that 
time. 
Since no reply had been received from 
the Regents of the University with regard 
to the resolution passed at the last meeting 
of the Division, it was voted to appoint a 
committee to continue protests against the 
destruction of Strawberry Canyon in the 
interests of commercialized athletics. Mr. 
Cooper, Mr. Stow and Mrs. Schlesinger were 
appointed by the chair. 
Winter bird notes were then contributed 
by various members present, the topics rang- 
ing from the Condor to the Hummingbird. 
Adjourned.—AMELIA S. ALLEN, Secretary. 
Marcu.—The regular meeting of the 
Northern Division of the Cooper Ornitholog- 
ical Club was held at the Museum of Verte- 
brate Zoology on March 23, 1922, at 8 P. Mo. 
President Swarth was in the chair, and 
other members present were: Mesdames 
Allen, Bamford, Bogle, Frederick, Grinnell, 
McLellan, Mead, Reygadas, Schlesinger; 
Messrs. Bunker, Cooper, Dixon, Evermann, 
Gignoux, Grinnell, Willard Grinnell, Keeler, 
Kross, Mailliard, McLean, Ritter, and 
Strong. Among the many visitors were 
Dr. Bailey, Professor and Mrs. Holmes, Pro- 
fessor Kingsley, Mrs. Swarth and Mr. 
Thomas. 
The minutes of the February meeting 
were read and approved, and the following 
names presented for membership: Mr. 
Charles A. Bryant, San Francisco, by Mr. 
Bunker; Mr. Archibald W. Bell, Berkeley, 
by J. Grinnell; Miss Helen Genevieve Cor- 
win, Berkeley, by Tracy I. Storer. 
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Announcement was made of the probable 
dedication of the new buildings of the Mu- 
seum of Comparative Oology at Santa Bar- 
bara in April or May, and it was suggésted 
that any member of the Club who might 
be in the vicinity attend as a representative 
of the Club. A letter from Mrs. Treganza, 
secretary of the Intermountain Chapter, re- 
ported the preliminary steps taken to insure 
a successful meeting at Salt Lake in June. 
Mrs. Allen was elected to represent the Club 
as a judge in the competition for the Cooper 
Prize in Ornithology. Mr. Cooper reported 
for the stadium committee, and the commit- 
tee was retained for final action. 
Business completed, Professor William E. 
Ritter presented a paper entitled “Further 
Observations on the Activities of the Cali- 
fornia Woodpecker”. After discussion the 
meeting adjourned.—AMELIA S, ALLEN, Sec- 
retary. 
SOUTHERN DIVISION 
FEBRUARY.—The regular monthly meeting 
of the Southern Division of the Cooper Or- 
nithological Club was held at the Los Ange- 
les Museum, February 23, 1922, at 8 P. Mo. 
President Rich was in the chair, with other 
members present as follows: Messrs. Apple- 
ton, Barnes, Bishop, Howell, King, Lamb, 
Little, Law, Pierce and Ross; and Mrs. Law. 
Mrs. Bishop, Mrs. Barnes, Mrs. Howell and 
Miss Sykes were visitors. In the absence of 
the secretary, Mr. Chambers was appointed 
secretary pro tem. 
The following applications were present- 
ed: George C. Thomas, Los Angeles; 
Henry W. Davis, Ventnor, N. J.; Herman 
W. Nash, Pueblo, Colo.; Alvin R. Cahn, Col- 
lege Station, Texas; James Randolph Burns, 
Des Moines, Ia.; Mrs. Omie Stephenson, 
Monte Vista, Colo.; and John Elliot Patter- 
son, Ashland, Ore., all by W. Lee Chambers. 
Kgmont Z. Rett, Denver, Colo., and Frederick 
W. Miller, Denver, Colo., by Horace G. 
Smith. Edward H. Wagner, Stockton, 
Calif., by A. B. Howell. Mrs. Bertha L. 
Dart, Montevideo, Minn., by Dr. Warmer. 
Dix Teachenor, Kansas City, Mo., by Harry 
Harris. The names of Mrs. John L. Cole 
and Martin C. Paulson, of Nevada, Ia., were 
received from the Northern Division. 
A letter from Mr..P. A. Taverner, opposing 
further splitting of avian genera, was read 
by Mr. Law, and was the cause of consider: 
able discussion. Business concluded, Dr. 
Bishop talked on some birds he had recent 
ly taken in this locality. Followed a period 
of general discussion of bird matters. Ad- 
journed.—L. E. Wyman, Secretary. 
