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As to measurements, the bird is small: wing 61.8 mm., exposed culmen 11.5, tar- 
sus 16.5. Ridgway’s smallest wing-length for a female of the species is 65 mm. (Birds 
N. and Mid. Amer., 11, 1902, p. 483). It would be useful to know the measurements of 
other Pacific Coast examples, to the end that the source of the birds wintering with us 
might be learned. As far as known now, the Black-and-White Warbler does not breed 
in either Alaska or British Columbia; it looks as though they must come to us across- 
lots from some area to the eastward or northeastward. 
The present record is the seventh for the capture of Mniotilta varia in California; 
that is, the present specimen is the 7th taken; two of the earlier captures were recorded 
two or more times each. At least four other individuals have been reported as seen. 
Of course this is an unusually easy bird to identify in the field, by reason both of its 
conspicuous markings and its peculiar mannerisms. But even so, probably but very 
few of the total number of Black-and-White Warblers visiting California each year 
come to human notice. 
As suggested by Mr. L. E. Wyman on a preceding page, the frequency with which 
this bird is observed in California seems to be increasing of late years. 
This may be 
due, as he says, to an actual increase in the aggregate number of the birds visiting the 
state annually. 
think, a continual augmentation. 
Of course some fluctuations are to be expected, though hardly, I should 
More likely, in my mind, the increasing number of 
records is due directly to the increase in the number and the alertness of ornithological 
observers.—J. GRINNELL, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berke- 
ley, June 19, 1922. 
EDITORIAL NOTES AND NEWS 
The annual meeting of the American 
Ornithologists’ Union for 1922, being the 
fortieth stated meeting, will be held in Chi- 
cago, Illinois, the week beginning October 
23. The public sessions will be held October 
24, 25, and 26 in the new building of the 
Field Museum of Natural History, situated 
in Grant Park on the shore of Lake Michi- 
gan and within sight and walking distance 
of the business district and many of the 
best hotels. Since this will be the first 
stated meeting of the Union to be held west 
of the Atlantic seaboard, it is hoped that it 
may be widely representative of the whole 
country, with a good attendance from both 
Hast and West. The usual participants at 
eastern meetings, including the well known 
ornithologists of New York, Boston, Phila- 
delphia and Washington, will be well rep- 
resented; and it will be a particularly happy 
occasion if a good delegation is present 
from the Pacific Coast. From Chicago it- 
self and from the states of the Middle West 
and South a large attendance is confidently 
expected. It is proposed to hold an exhibi- 
tion of bird paintings following the example 
so successfully set at the Washington meet- 
ing in 1918. This feature will be especially 
developed and doubtless will be greatly ap- 
preciated by those who have not previously 
had opportunity to see a large and varied 
collection of original paintings of birds. 
Besides pictures to be exhibited by the art- 
ists themsel-es, it is hoped that pictures 
owned by various members of the Union 
will be loaned for the occasion under terms 
which will entail no expense or risk to the . 
owners. Correspondence in regard to this 
is invited by the Chairman of the local com- 
mittee. The committee of arrangements 
consists of Wilfred H. Osgood (chairman), 
Percival B. Coffin, Ruthven Deane, O, M. 
Schantz, and R. M. Strong, together with 
the President and Secretary of the A. O. U., 
ex-officio. 
Mr. A. C. Bent, of Taunton, Massachusetts, 
is at work upon the fifth volume of his 
Life Histories, relating to the ducks, geese 
and swans. He will be glad of contribu- 
tions of information relative thereto and 
likely to be additional to the matter already 
accumulated. 
The list of the Board of Governors of the 
Cooper Club which appeared in the last is- 
sue of THE Conpor omitted, by inadvertence, 
the names of Donald R. Dickey, W. B. Jud- 
son, and Curtis Wright. These should have 
been included. 
A good deal is being said in the daily 
press about an alleged hybrid between tur- 
keys and fowls, which goes under the name 
“turkhens” or “turkens”’. <A fertile hybrid 
between so dis-related birds would be rather 
surprising. The evidence at hand indicates 
