Mar., 1919 
present, and as visitors Mesdames Holland, 
Howard, and Howell. On motion by Willett, 
seconded by Lelande, those members nomi- 
nated at the August meeting were duly 
elected. 
Names of new members were proposed 
as follows: J. J. Furber, Klamath Falls, Ore- 
gon, Dr. L. E. Hibbard, Burns, Oregon, and 
Dr. Geo. W. Field, Washington, D. C., pro- 
posed by Geo. Willett; H. L. Dillaway, Ev- 
erett, Washington, by Walter P. Taylor. 
From the Northern Division: Maria V. Bal- 
lard, Spokane, Washington, by Dr. H. C. 
Bryant. 
Mr. George Willett told his summer ob- 
servations of breeding conditions at Mal- 
heur Lake, Oregon, and of the effort being 
made by real estate promoters to have this 
lake drained. Investigations indicate that 
the land is an alkaline basin, too saline for 
agricultural purposes, since there is poor 
drainage, and therefore no legitimate rea- 
son exists for its reclamation. Furthermore, 
there are untold acres of untilled land on 
its borders, and the abutting property own- 
ers around the lake are practically unani- 
mous in opposition to draining the lake, fore- 
seeing their own ruin in such procedure. 
On motion by Lelande, seconded by Dag- 
gett, a resolution was passed protesting at 
the proposed drainage plans, and copies or- 
dered sent to the Governor of Oregon and 
to the State Land Commissioner of Oregon. 
Mr. A. B. Howell, just returned from four 
months in southern Arizona for the Biolog- 
ical Survey, gave some side lights on his 
trip. Travel was difficult, and two years 
drouth made waterholes scarce. On the oth- 
er hand, cloudbursts complicated matters at 
times. His entire outfit, except specimens, 
was submerged by one. A broken differen- 
tial 70 miles from a railroad and 24 miles 
from a water hole, added to the spice of 
Arizona’s worst desert. Mammalian life had 
been decimated, and many birds did not 
breed at all this spring. While he made no 
new state records of birds, there were many 
new local records. His route zigzagged 
across the portion of Arizona lying south of 
the Southern Pacific Railroad, from Yuma 
to Tucson, ending with a month in the Cata- 
lina Mountains.—J. EUGENE Law, Secretary, 
pro tem. 
DECEMBER.—Regular monthly meeting of 
the Cooper Club, Southern Division, was held 
at the Museum of History, Science and Art, 
at 8:00 pep. m., December 26, 1918. Members 
present were: Messrs. Appleton, Barnes, 
Brouse, Chambers, Hanaford, Rich, Reis, 
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Robertson, Willett and Wyman. In the ab- 
sence of President Miller, Vice-president 
Willett occupied the chair. 
Minutes of the November meeting were 
read and approved, and October minutes of 
the Northern Division were read. On mo- 
tion by Dr. Rich, seconded by Mr. Cham- 
bers, the Secretary was instructed to cast an 
electing ballot for the parties whose names 
were presented at the previous meeting. 
New names presented were: Raymond Jones 
Middleton, Jeffersonville, Penn., and 
Charles Irving Rawson, Oxford, Mass., by W. 
Lee Chambers. 
The death of Olive Thorne Miller, for 
years a Cooper Club member, having been 
anounced, it was deemed proper that the 
Club should pass resolutions of regret, and 
Dr. L. H. Miller was appointed a commitee 
of one to draft such resolutions. Owing to 
the small attendance it seemed best to defer 
nomination of officers for the coming year 
until the January meeting, and on motion 
by Mr. Chambers such postponement was 
ordered. 
Formal business matters disposed of, 
Judge Barnes favored the members with an 
interesting talk on his experiments with the 
Trumpeter Swan, and numerous species of 
wild geese, in captivity. He spoke also of 
conditions affecting the nesting of the Wood 
Duck, on the Illinois River. Adjourned.—L. 
HK. WyMan, Secretary. 
NORTHERN DIVISION 
NovEMBER.—The regular meeting: of the 
Northern Division of the Cooper Ornitholog- 
ical Club was held at the Museum of Verte- 
brate Zoology on the evening of November 
21, 1918, at eight o'clock. Dr. Evermann 
presided, and the following members were 
present: Messrs. Anderson, Bryant, Cohen, 
Garlough, Grinnell, Hansen, Jacobson, Kibbe, 
Labarthe, Lastreto, Leggett, Stivers, 
Swarth; Mesdames Allen, Bamford, Fergu- 
son, E. Ferguson, Griffin, Grinnell, Kibbe, 
and Wythe. The visitors present were: Mrs. 
Evermann, Mrs. Labarthe, Mrs. Swarth, 
Miss Alice Wythe and Mr. Humphreys. 
The minutes of the October meeting were 
read and approved. Mr. A. S. Kibbe re- 
ported for the Committee on the Conserva- 
tion of Wild Life. 
The Club then enjoyed the privilege of 
hearing Dr. C. G. Stivers, Captain, Medical 
Reserve Corps, Aviation Department, who 
read entertaining selections from his ex- 
haustive paper on “Bird Flight and Human 
Flight”. Practical demonstrations of some 
