48 THE CONDOR 
cal Club, was held at the Museum of His- 
tory, Science and Art, August 29, 1918, at 
8:00 p. mM. In the absence of president and 
vice-president, Mr. Daggett was acclaimed 
chairman of the evening. Other members 
present were: Messrs. Barker, Brouse, 
Chambers, Colburn, HEsterly, Hanaford, Hol- 
land, Law, Peyton, Robertson and Wyman; 
Mesdames Husher and Law. Mrs. Robert- 
son was a visitor. 
Minutes of the July meeting were read 
and approved. On proper motion the Sec- 
retary was instructed to cast an electing 
ballot for the parties whose names were 
presented at the July meeting. New names 
presented were: John D. Mercer, Los An- 
geles, by Fred Barker; Ernest Windle, Ava- 
lon, by A. B. Howell; and O. H. Homme, Pull- 
man, Washington, by W. P. Taylor. Also, 
from the Northern Division, the names of 
Eva T. Griffin, San Francisco, and Eliza- 
beth Ferguson, Berkeley, both presented by 
Mrs. J. T. Allen. 
A notification, directed to one of the mem- 
bers personally, from the Biological Survey, 
to the effect that hereafter a special permit 
from the Department of Agriculture will be 
necessary for collecting migratory birds, 
was read to the Club. On motion by Mr. 
Chambers the secretary was instructed to 
secure a supply of blank applications for 
convenience of the members. 
In the general discussion that followed 
Mr. Peyton, than whom none is more famili- 
ar with the haunts of the Condor, and who 
has collected extensively, oologically, among 
the eagles of Ventura County and the Santa 
Barbara Islands, told some of his experi- 
ences and observations. A tray of study- 
skins of Juncos and near-related sparrows 
received the usual attention. Adjourned.— 
L. E. Wyman, Secretary. 
NovEMBER.—The regular monthly meeting 
of the Southern Division was held at the 
home of Mr. W. Lee Chambers, Eagle Rock, 
November 29, 1918, at 8:00 p. mM. Members 
present were Messrs. Brown, Brouse, Cham- 
bers, Colburn, Dickey, Esterly, Law, Little, 
Nokes, Miller, Rich and Wyman, and Mrs. 
Law. President Miller officiated. 
Minutes of the August and September 
meetings were read and approved, and those 
of the same meeting of the Northern Divi- 
sion were read. On proper motion the sec- 
retary was instructed to cast an electing 
ballot for the following parties, whose names 
were presented at previous meetings: H. L. 
Dillaway, Everett, Washington; John J. 
Furber, Klamath Falls, Oregon; Dr. Geo. W. 
Field, Washington, D. C.; Dr. L. HE. Hibbard, 
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Burns, Oregon; John D. Mercer, Los Ange- 
les; Ernest Windle, Avalon; O. H. Homme, 
Pullman, Washington. The names of Maria 
V. Ballard, Eva T. Griffin, and Elizabeth 
Ferguson from the Northern Division, were 
approved. 4 
New names presented were: A. L. Gorm- 
ley, Arnprior, Ont., Canada, and Edward 
Gordon Alexander, Lexington, Mo., by W. 
Lee Chambers; Donald Still, Tucson, Ariz., 
by A. B. Howell; while the following were 
received from the Northern Division: Mrs. 
G. E. Kelly, Alameda; Richard M. Hunt, 
Berkeley; Mrs. Harriette W. Bridges, Berke- 
ley; Miss Esther Guthrie, Woodland; and 
Miss Isabel A. Thomson, Fallon, Nevada. 
Letters from Gov. Withycombe of Oregon, 
also from the Land Board of that state, and 
from the Secretary of Agriculture, Wash- 
ington, D. C., acknowledging receipt of the 
Cooper Club’s protest against the draining 
of Malheur Lake, Oregon, were read. The 
resignation of Mrs. Robert Fargo was pre- 
sented and accepted. ; 
A communication from the Northern Divi- 
Sion was read, calling attention to the need 
of a Club repository for field notes. After 
some discussion, on motion by Mr. Law, sec- 
onded by Dr. Rich, and unanimously car- 
ried, it was expressed as the sense of the 
meeting that the Club’s library be formally 
organized by the appointment of two libra- 
rians to be named, one each, from the active 
staff of the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, 
Berkeley, and of the Museum of History, 
Science and Art, Los Angeles, and both to 
be members of the Cooper Ornithological 
Club. These librarians shall be the cus- 
todians of all publications, manuscripts, 
field notes, and other ornithological data 
given or bequeathed to the Club, and such 
material shall be deposited in the said two 
museums in such manner as to be available 
to scientific students, due regard being giv- 
en to the expressed wishes of the respective 
donors. [This resolution is submitted now 
to the Northern Division. ] 
On motion of Dr. Rich, seconded by Mr 
Law, a vote of thanks was extended to Mr. 
and Mrs. Chambers for their hospitality in 
entertaining the Club and affording the op- — 
portunity for what was pronounced the most 
enjoyable meeting of the year. 
In the half-hour of general discussion Mr. 
Law reported a nest, with two young, of — 
the Green-backed Goldfinch, found on Nov- 
ember 14. 
ed, completed the meeting. Adjourned.—L. 
E. WyMAN, Secretary. 
A session in Mr. Chambers’ libra- 
ry, where many rare volumes were inspect- | 
