208 THE CONDOR 
Sunday supplements of many newspapers is 
served from time to time with highly-sea- 
soned half-portions of natural history, stim- 
ulative to the imagination perhaps, but not 
often over full of nutriment in the way of 
truth or fact. Here is a “rich” sample of 
ornithology which appeared recently under 
the authorship of “Dr. W. H. Ballou’: 
“All migrating water birds, so far aS we 
know, carry safely beneath their feathers 
little conch shelled animals for food in flight. 
Without pausing, by a slight twist of the 
head which shall not upset the centre of 
gravity, the bird swipes a shell or two when 
hungry instead of alighting for a_ table 
d’hote dinner. Of all fliers, the upland plover 
loads itself with the largest number of 
shells, making probably the longest and most 
sustained migrations of all water-wading 
birds.” 
MINUTES OF COOPER CLUB MEETINGS 
NORTHERN DIVISION 
SEPTEMBER.—The regular meeting of the 
Northern Division of the Cooper Club was 
held at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, 
September 23, at 8 Pp. M. President Wright 
presided, and the following members were 
present: Mesdames Allen, Ames, Baird, 
Bamford, Bridges, Ferguson, EH. Ferguson, 
Griffin, Grinnell, Kibbe, Law, McLellan, 
Mead, Neilson, Neugass, Newhall, Randolph, 
Rush, and Thomson; Messrs. Bell, Cooper, 
Cox, Davies, Dixon, Elmore, Evermann, Gig- 
noux, Grinnell, Hill, Kibbe, Law, McLean, 
Storer, Wheeler, and Wright. Among the 
visitors were Mr. Baird, Miss Beaman, Mrs. 
Htcheverry, and Mrs. Wheeler. 
The minutes of the August meeting were 
read and approved and were followed by 
the reading of the minutes of the August 
meeting of the Southern Division. Miss Ele- 
anor Bennet, Mrs. Edward Hohfeld, and Mr. 
Arthur Frank were elected to membership 
and elections by the Southern Division in 
August were approved. New names pro- 
posed were Francis G. Gilchrist, Berkeley, 
by Tracy I. Storer, and Mrs. Georgianna T. 
Roe, Berkeley, by Mrs. Eva D. Roe. A com- 
munication from the Federal Power Com- 
mission, Washington, D. C., outlined its pol- 
icy “not to entertain or consider any ap- 
plication for use of water-power sites in 
any National Park.” 
Business completed, vacation reports 
were given. Mrs. Kibbe, who walked 
with her husband through Glacier Park, had 
familiar interviews with crossbills, pipits, 
rosy finches, and other interesting species. 
Mr. Law spoke of the nest of the Cassin 
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Vireo and the miniature thrasher-like song 
of the Gnatcatcher. Dr. Evermann gave an 
account of his trip to the Hawaiian Islands, 
dwelling upon his impressions on visiting 
Mount Kilauea. Adjourned.—AMELIA  §, 
ALLEN, Secretary. 
SOUTHERN DIVISION 
SEPTEMBER 26, 1920.—The regular monthly 
meeting of the Southern Division, Cooper 
Ornithological Club, was held at the home 
of President Miller, on the banks of the 
Arroyo Seco, at 3:00 Pp. M. An attendance 
of thirty members and fifteen visitors at- 
tested the popularity of the occasion. 
Minutes of the August meeting were read 
and approved. Applicants whose names were 
presented at that meeting were declared 
elected, on motion of Dr. Esterly, seconded 
by Dr. Rich, that the secretary be instructed 
to cast a favoring ballot. New presentations 
were as follows: Miss Romola M. Adams, 
Long Beach, by Miss Drachman; Mrs. Edna 
R. Warmer, Los Angeles, by Dr. Charles 
Warmer; Miss Alice Rose Livesey, Glen- 
dale, by Dr. Miller; Miss Lorene Fritch, 
Glendale, also by Dr. Miller; William V. 
Evans, Livingston, Montana, by W. Lee 
Chambers; Mrs. Herbert Clayburgh, Red- 
wood City, by Mrs. Mervyn Neugass; Miss 
Catherine V. Beers, University of Southern 
California, by L. E. Wyman. The Northern 
Division sent the names of Hleanor V. Ben- 
net, Mrs. Edward Hohfeld, and Arthur 
Frank. 
A proposal to elect Florence Merriam Bai- 
ley to honorary membership, following fa- 
vorable action by the Northern Division, 
was presented. Mr. Chambers moved that 
the action of that division be ratified; sec- 
onded by Mrs. Fargo, and carried unani- 
mously. 
Mr. Dawson was called upon to speak 
relative to the status of the forthcoming 
“Birds of California”, and brought the good 
word that this long-delayed publication will 
soon go to press. Other members contrib- 
uting brief accounts of recent observations 
or interesting experiences were Mr. Frank 
Stephens, Sidney Peyton, Wright Pierce, 
Miss Mary Mann Miller, Miss Pratt, and Dr. 
Miller. 
Serious business completed, members and 
friends partook of watermelon and fruit, 
and congratulated one another and their 
genial host upon the complete success of 
the occasion. Adjourned.—L. E. WYMAN, 
Secretary. 
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