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THE CONDOR 
Vol. XIII 
THE CONDOR 
An Illustrated Mag'azine 
of "Western OrnitKology 
Published Bi-Monthly by the 
Cooper Ornithological Club 
J. GRINNELL. Editor, Berkeley. Colif. 
J. EUGENE LAW I „ . „ 
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Hollywood, California: Publislied July 22, 1911 
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EDITORIAL XOTE.S AND NEWS 
The Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles 
County has now under construction in Expo- 
sition Park, formerly Agricultural Park, in the 
city of Los Angeles, a building to be used for 
niuseuiu purposes. The name of the new in- 
stitution is the INIuseum of History, Science and 
x\rt; the building is to cost $226,000, exclusive 
of heating, lighting, decorating, or furnishing. 
Its purpose is the conservation and exhibition 
of scientific, historical and art objects. It is 
governed by a board of nine persons, chosen 
as follows: Two members from the Southern 
California Academy of Sciences, two from the 
Historical .Society of Los Angeles, two from the 
Fine Arts League, one from the Southern Divi- 
sion of the Cooper Ornithological Club, the 
Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, and one 
member elected by those chosen as above stat- 
ed. The present members of the Board of 
(Governors are as follows: 
\V. A. Spalding and Dr. A. Davidson, repre- 
senting the Academy of .Sciences, Dr. Geo. F. 
Bovard and J. M. Guinn, representing the 
Historical .Society, Mrs. \V. H. Iloush and A. F. 
Rosenheim, representing the Fine Arts League, 
Howard Robertson, repre.senting the Cooper 
Club, R. W. Pridham, representing the Board 
of .Supervisors, and \V. M. Bowen, member at 
large. 
Mr. W. M. Bowen has been elected President 
of the Board, and Mr. Howard Robertson Sec- 
retary. The duty of the Board is to take full 
charge of the building, provide specimens and 
exhibits, and do such other things as are ordi- 
narily required in the conduct of an institution 
of this character. 
At present, progress is being made in the 
mounting of paleontological specimens from 
La Brea Ranch, and such other specimens as 
have been donated up to the present time. 
The Museum building is divided into three 
wings; the north wing to be devoted to history, 
the south wing to natural sciences, and the 
west wing to art. The scientific department 
will be devoted to zoological specimens for ex- 
hibition purposes, as well as series for study, 
and it is expected that very large collections 
will be made. The historical department will 
deal largely with the early history of the south- 
west, and will contain many of the valuable 
records, books and other documents of the ear- 
lier history of southern California. The art de- 
partment will be devoted to the exhibition of 
paintings, statuary, etc. There is now being 
prepared a bronze group, representing history, 
science and art, whicli, when completed, will 
be placed in the rotunda of the building. 
Great success has been met with in obtaining 
exhibits, for the reason that as Los Angeles 
County has long been in need of a building 
of this kind, many people are glad of the op- 
portunity to place collections therein. The 
building, of course, is absolutely fire proof, and 
being a county institution, sufficient funds for 
its maintenance are assured. It is expected 
that it will be completed and ready for occu- 
pancy some time during the latter part of Sep- 
tember, or early in October. It will be some 
time after that before it is formally opened, as 
a large amount of work will have to be done in 
arranging exhibits and specimens. 
The “Directory of the Cooper Ornithological 
Club” appearing in this issue contains the 
names of 369 active and five honorary mem- 
bers, showing a substantial increase in the size 
of the Club during the past year. 
PUBLICATK )X.S REVI EWED 
J. H. BowuES’ “Notes Extending the 
[Known] Range [s] of Certain Birds on 
THE Pacific Slope” [Auk XXVIII, April 
1911, pp. 169-178). — This article was avowedly 
prompted by the recognized shortcomings of 
the Third Edition of the A. O. U. Check-List 
in the matter of statements of distribution. 
The notes deal with about forty species as oc- 
curring in the State of Washington or in Cali- 
fornia in the vicinity of Santa Barbara. 
In the first place the present reviewer rvould 
make the point in defense of the Check-List 
that the limitations imposed by practical size 
of the work necessitated the use of the most 
general terms in the outlining of ranges. On 
this score the Check-List statement that Cer- 
thia familiaris zelotes ranges “south to San 
Jacinto Mountains, spreading into adjacent 
valleys in winter” would seem to cover the 
possibility of its occurrence at Santa Barbara 
