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this coast, received general attention. Dr. 
Bishop described certain plumage features 
not shown in the specimens at hand. Ad- 
journed.—L. E. WyMAn, Secretary. 
JUNE.—The regular monthly meeting of 
the Southern Division was held at the Los 
Angeles Museum, June 29, 1922, at 8 P. mM. 
In the absence of both presiding officers, 
Mr. Howard Robertson was acclaimed chair- 
man for the evening. Other members were 
present as follows: Messrs. Barnes, Cham- 
bers, Hanaford, Howell, King, Lamb, Law, 
Marshall and Wyman; Mrs. Anthony, Mrs. 
Schneider and Miss Pratt. Among the vis- 
itors were Mesdames Joy, Lamb and Wy- 
man, and Mr. Allen. 
Minutes of the May meeting were read 
and approved. Applications for member- 
ship were: James H. Langstroth, Silver 
City, New Mexico, by R. T. Kellogg; Ella 
Haines Ellis, Los Angeles, by Miss Miller; 
W. I. Allan, Lamanda Park, by J. Hugene 
Law; Mrs. R. W. Fenn, Lindsay, by Miss 
Pratt; William H. Ball, Eureka, by Frank- 
lin J. Smith; James S. Trewhella, M. D., 
Montebello, and Paul E. Simons, M. D., 
Riverside, by Dr. Warmer. The Northern 
Division sent the name of John D. Patter- 
son, Patterson. 
The subject of bird-banding was again 
a lively topic. Mr. Law moved that a com- 
mittee be organized to be known as the 
Bird Banding Chapter of the Southern Di- 
vision of the Cooper Ornithological Club, 
whose purpose shall be to stimulate inter- 
est in the bird banding movement. It shall 
have a chairman and a secretary, the for- 
mer to be appointed by the president of the 
Southern Division and the latter to be 
named by such chairman. The committee 
shall hold meetings at such times and 
places as it may choose, not less than once 
a month, and shall make frequent reports 
to the Southern Division of its progress and 
activities. Any member of the Cooper Club 
who desires may become a member of this 
committee by signifying his desire so to do 
and paying 25 cents per annum to the sec- 
retary of the committee. Motion seconded 
by Mr. Barnes and carried unanimously, 
whereupon Mr. Robertson appointed Mr. 
Law chairman of said committee. A half- 
hour was spent in general discussion and 
inspection of a tray of grosbeaks and ori- 
oles. Adjourned.—L. EH. Wyman, Secretary. 
NORTHERN DIVISION 
May.—The regular meeting of the North- 
ern Division of the Cooper Ornithological 
Club was held in the usual place on May 
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25. Mr. Swarth presided, and the following 
members and friends were in attendance: 
Mesdames Allen, Bennet, Culver, Grinnell, 
Mead, Reygadas, and Wythe; Messrs. Bry- 
ant, Bunker, Cooper, Evermann, Grinnell, 
Miller, Swarth and Torrey. 
Visitors present were Mrs. Edmonds, Mrs. 
Kerr, and Mr. Thomas. 
The April minutes were read and ap- 
proved, after which the name of Mr. John 
D. Patterson, Patterson, California, was pre- 
sented by Mr. J. Grinnell. The resignation 
of Mr. Leverett Mills Loomis was presented 
and was accepted on motion of Mr. Cooper, 
seconded by Miss Culver. A communication 
from Miss Van Gaasbeck reported observa- 
tions at Lake Merritt Park, and Dr. Grin- 
nell reported the discovery by Mr. LaJeun- 
esse of the eggs of the Cowbird in the nests 
of the Song Sparrow, Willow Goldfinch and 
Pileolated Warbler near Irvington. The 
program of the evening consisted of a pa- 
per given by Mr. R. C. Miller on “Various 
Theories of Soaring Flight.” Adjourned.— 
AMELIA §. ALLEN, Secretary. 
JUNE.—The regular meeting of the North- 
ern Division of the Cooper Ornithological 
Club was held at the Museum of Vertebrate 
Zoology at eight o’clock on June 22, 1922. 
President Swarth presided. Other mem- 
bers present were: Mesdames Allen, Bam- 
ford, Bogle, Grinnell, Kelly, Reygadas, and 
Schlesinger; Misses Culver, Flinn, Linde- 
mann, Pringle, Thomson, and Van Gaas- 
beck; Messrs. Bunker, Carriger. Dixon, 
Grinnell, Kloss, LaJeunesse, Miller, and 
Storer. Visitors present were Mrs. Lath- 
rop, Mr. and Mrs. Schenck, and Mr. Blick- 
ensderfer. The minutes of the preceding 
meeting were read and approved, and the 
April and May minutes of the Southern Di- 
vision were read. Applications were re- 
ceived from Mr. Frank Bacon, Berkeley, 
sponsored by H. C. Bryant, and Mr. Frank 
O. Adams, Vancouver, sponsored by Joseph 
Mailliard. 
Mr. LaJeunesse reported the finding of 
nine Cow-bird eggs this season in nests of 
small birds near Irvington. On motion of 
Dr. Grinnell, seconded by Mrs. Allen, Mr. 
LaJeunesse and Mr. Carriger were author- 
ized by the club to dispose of the offend- 
ing Cow-birds. Dr. Grinnell then presented 
a paper entitled “An Inquiry into the Sup- 
posed Decrease of Bird-life in California”. 
After discussion, Mr. Blickensderfer was in- 
troduced and showed his wonderful photo- 
graphs of Colorado birds. Adjourned.— 
AMELIA §. ALLEN, Secretary. 
