LORQUINIA 
15 
When trapping for rats I use a regular rat trap, which is hke the 
mouse trap, but much larger. These traps are very effective, but 
oftentimes they crush the skull, which spoils the specimen. The skull 
is one of the main factors in determining the different species. The 
Schuyler trap is about the best on the market, but rather expensive. 
For bait I use raisins or prunes. Sometimes they will come to investi- 
gate cheese or bacon rind. Probably the smell attracts them. After 
catching the rats I make a scientific study skin and place them in a 
cabinet to protect them from insects. 
REi^ERKnces : 
North American Fauna No. 31. The Revision of the Wood Rats 
cf the Genus Neotoma. By Edward A. Goldman. 
Distributional List of the Mammals of California. By Joseph 
Grinnell. 
NEW MEMBERS 
Miss Florence E. Young, 517 So. Boyle Ave., Los Angeles. 
A. G. Barr, 95 Yale St., Pasadena, Cal. 
Harold S. Duey, 825 No. Louise Ave., Glendale, Cal. 
H. M. Simms, 1109 No. Louise Ave., Glendale, Cal. 
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Eugene O. Murmann, 240 So. Central Ave., Glendale, Cal. 
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ANNOUNCEMENTS 
The regular monthly Club meeting will be held in the Lecture 
Room of the Public Library, Tuesday evening, October 2nd, 1917, at 
7 'AS o'clock. Members are urged to be present. Visitors are wel- 
come. 
The Geological Section will meet in the Alusic Room of the 
PubHc Library, Tuesday evening, September 18th, at 7:30 o'clock. 
All interested in the study of Geology are invited. 
The Botanical Section will meet at the Arroyo Seco Branch 
Library, Wednesday evening, September 26th, at 7 o'clock. All who 
are interested in any phase of plant study are invited to be present 
and take part in the meeting. 
Mr. Raoul M. May announces that an Entomological Section 
will be organized on Saturday evening, September 15th, at 7 o'clock, 
in the Music Room of the Public Library. The Section is to meet 
on the third Saturday evening of each month. All who are interested 
in insect life are invited to join in the activities of this Section. 
The Club Librarian, Mr. Raoul M. May, announces that he has 
completed a catalogue of the papers now in the Library, listing them 
