Jan., 1919 
EDITORIAL NOTES AND NEWS 
It may not be amiss here to call attention 
to the fact that the lists of proposed changes 
in nomenclature of North American birds 
row being published from year to year in 
The Auk are not to be considered authorita- 
tive; in other words, they do not in any 
sense replace the Supplements formerly is- 
sued by the A. O. U. Committee on Nomen- 
clature. As stated by the editor of The Auk, 
himself, in a recent issue of that magazine, 
these lists, although exceedingly useful to 
the technical student of birds, carry no au- 
thority further than that of the compiler’s 
personal opinion, and no action has as yet 
been taken by the A. O. U. Committee on 
any of the cases contained therein. 
The Audubon Association of the Pacific, 
with headquarters in San Francisco, has is- 
sued no. 1 of a monthly bulletin under the 
caption of “The Gull’. This consists of four 
pages of announcements of meetings and 
field trips, reports of birds seen on field 
trips, and news notes of interest to members 
of the organization represented. While no 
editorial staff is indicated in connection with 
this first number, we think we see evidences 
here and there of the literary handiwork of 
the energetic President of the Audubon As- 
sociation of the Pacific, Mr. C. B. Lastreto. 
The publication of the Cooper Club mili- 
tary record which was scheduled to appear 
in this issue of THrE Conpor is now post- 
poned till March issue. This is to give fur- 
ther time for securing important data still 
lacking in regard to certain of our men in 
service. 
The vote is overwhelmingly in favor of 
continuing the Cooper Club membership 
roster as an annual feature of THE CoNnpor. 
To be more explicit, the mail vote up to 
January 15 stands 24 to 5 against discon- 
tinuance. Numerous excellent reasons were 
advanced in the replies, to offset the plea 
for economy. The following extract from a 
letter to the Editor from Mr. John G. Tyler 
expresses the prevailing attitude in the 
matter. “To me the annual membership 
roster is one of the most valuable features of 
THE CONDOR. Frequently, when business 
has led me to other cities, I have taken 
with me the copy of our magazine containing 
the latest roster and when the day’s work 
was over eagerly sought through the list for 
Wig. 11. Counci. or THE A. O. U. IN ATTENDANCE AT THE THIRTY-FIFTH STATED MEETING, 
CAMBRIDGE, NOVEMBER 12, 1917. 
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Dr. J. DwIGHT, Dr. A. K. FISHER, MR. JOHN H. SAGE, Dr. FRANK M. 
CHAPMAN, Dr. WITMER STONE, Mr. WILLIAM BREWSTER, 
Mr. RuTHVEN DEANE. 
Mr. CHARLES F. BATCHELDER, 
Photo by W. K. Fisher. 
