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of the fundamental principles of aeroplane 
construction and of tests used to determine 
the fitness of men for aeroplane service 
were also most interesting. After discus- 
sion the Club adjourned.—AmMeE iA S. ALLEN, 
Secretary. 
DECEMBER.—The regular meeting of the 
Northern Division of the Cooper Ornitholog- 
ical Club was held at the Museum of Verte- 
brate Zoology, December 19, 1918, at eight 
o’clock. Dr. Evermann presided and the fol- 
lowing members and visitors were present: 
Messrs. Carriger, De Groot, Dixon, Grinnell, 
Hunt, Jacobsen, Kibbe, Labarthe, Lastreto, 
Leggett, Mailliard, Pemberton, Ray, Wheeler, 
Wright; Mesdames Allen, Kibbe, Knappen, 
and Schlesinger; visitors: Mrs. Evermann, 
Miss Mary Elizabeth Grinnell, Mrs. Pember- 
ton, Mrs. Swarth and Mr. Lincoln. 
The minutes of the November meeting 
were read and approved, and the September 
and November minutes of the Southern Divi- 
sion were read. Members already elected by 
the Southern Division were approved, and 
the name of E. B. Humphreys, Alameda, pro- 
posed by Donald A. Cohen, was presented. 
Mr. Kibbe then appealed to the Club to 
cooperate with the Audubon Association of 
the Pacific in urging the passage of an or- 
dinance to license cats in the city of Berke- 
ley. Dr. Grinnell moved that the Chair ap- 
point a member of the Cooper Club to join 
with Mr. Kibbe in working out a feasible 
mode of procedure and to report at the next 
meeting. The motion was seconded and 
carried. Mr. Roswell S. Wheeler was ap- 
pointed. 
A letter from the Pacific Division of the 
American Association for the Advancement 
of Science asking that the Cooper Club hoid 
meetings at the time of the general meeting 
of the Association in the spring was read 
and favorably acted on. Mr. Mailliard then 
_ reported for the committee which had been 
appointed to recommend a proper deposit- 
ary for ornithological notes, photographs, 
etc. The committee opposed the plan of 
dividing materials between a northern and 
a southern center, and on motion of Mr. 
Swarth, seconded by Mr. Mailliard, the Di- 
vision voted in favor of appointing the Bus- 
iness Manager, Mr. Chambers, custodian of 
all literary and other materials deposited 
with the Club. 
Nominations for officers for the ensuing 
year resulted in the placing of the follow- 
ing names before the Club: for President, 
Dr. Barton W. Evermann; for Vice-Presi- 
dent, Mr. Jules Labarthe; for Secretary, Mrs. 
James T. Allen. 
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Mr. J. R. Pemberton then gave a most in- 
teresting talk on “Field Observations on 
Birds of Patagonia.” Adjourned.—AMELIA 
S. ALLEN, Secretary. 
JANUARY.—The regular meeting of the 
Northern Division of the Cooper Ornitholog- 
ical Club was held at the Museum of Verte- 
brate Zoology, January 16, 1919, at eight — 
o'clock. Dr. Evermann presided, and the — 
following members were present: Messrs. 
Bryant, Carriger, Dixon, Grinnell, Hansen, 
Hunt, Jacobson, Kibbe, Law, Loomis, Mor- 
ley, Noack, Pemberton, Ritter, Swarth and 
Wright; Mesdames Allen, Bamford, Bridges, 
Culver, Griffin, Grinnell, Kibbe, Law, Lued- 
demann, and Wythe. Visitors recognized 
were Mrs. Bryant, Mrs. Evermann and 
daughter, Miss Ripley, Mrs. Pemberton, Mr. 
Bridges, Mr. Lincoln, Mrs. Noack and son, 
and Mr. Babcock and son. The minutes of 
the preceding meeting were read and ap- 
proved, and those of the December meeting 
of the Southern Division were read. 
Mr. Humphreys was elected to member- 
ship, and the following were proposed: Pro- 
fessor Ivan C. Hall, Berkeley, by Dr. Grin- 
nell; John O’Connell, San Francisco, by J. 
S. Hunter; and Walter Sellner, San Fran- 
cisco, by J. S. Hunter. 
Resolutions of condolence relating to the 
death of Mrs. Nace, drawn up by Dr. Joseph 
Grinnell, were adopted on motion of Dr. 
Bryant, seconded by Miss Culver. 
Since Mr. Wheeler was absent, Mr. Kibbe 
reported for the committee appointed to in- 
vestigate the possibility of introducing an 
ordinance requiring that cats be licensed in 
Berkeley. The committee began its work 
by gathering data from other cities where 
such an ordinance has been adopted. 
Elections for the year 1919 resulted as 
follows: Dr. Barton W. Evermann, Presi- — 
; 
, 
dent; Mr. Jules Labarthe, Vice-president, — 
Mrs. James T. Allen, Secretary. 
Mr. Swarth then reviewed the history of 
the study of the Fox Sparrow, showing an 
interesting series of type-specimens, many 
of them borrowed from eastern collections. — 
Mr. F. C. Lincoln, Pigeon Expert of the 
Western Department, United States Army 
then spoke on the Military Use of the Hom- | 
ing Pigeon, while two of the birds, removed 
from the-carrier baskets used by the army, 
watched the audience from their collapsible 
aviary and winked knowingly as the meni- 
bers of the Club began to discuss the ho 
ing instinct. Adjourned.—Ametia S, AL E} 
Secretary. 
