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ably be established at a comparatively low 
cost. 
In this same number of Forest and Stream 
(page 197) there is a brief editorial account of 
a heronry on the Mcllhenny estate. It is 
stated to contain at least 100,000 birds, includ- 
ing the following species; Snowy Heron, 
Little Blue Heron, Louisiana Heron, Green 
Heron, Yellow-crowned Night Heron, and 
Egret; and has been built up from a very few 
pairs, simply by carefully protecting the birds 
at all times. — II. S. S. 
MINUTES OF COOPER CLUB MEETINGS 
SOUTHERN DIVISION 
[UNE — The June meeting of the Southern 
Division of the Cooper Ornithological Club 
was held on Thursday evening, June 28, 1911, 
in the office of H. J. Lelande, 246 Wilcox 
Building, Los Angeles. 
The meeting was called to order by President 
Morcom, with the following members present: 
Messrs. Robertson, Willett, Alphonse Jay, 
Judson, Granville and Lelande. 
On motion by IMr. Robertson, seconded by 
Mr. Willett, and duly carried, Mr. Lelande 
was appointed Secretary pro tern. 
The minutes of the May meeting were read 
and approved. 
On motion by IMr. Robertson, seconded by 
Mr. Judson, and duly carried, the Secretary 
was instructed to cast the unanimous ballot of 
those present electing to active membership 
Misses Kellogg and Blayney, and Messrs. 
Walker, Hamilton, Smith, Itvermann, Carri- 
ker, Shaw, Rust, Stevens, Jordan, Barbour, 
Nehrling, Kermode, Wells, Durfee, Mueller, 
Barker and Lane, whose names were presented 
at the May meeting. The following applica- 
tion for membership was presented: Eleanor 
Poitevent Earle, Palma Sola, Florida, pro- 
posed by A. B. Howell. 
A communication from Mr. Frank S. Dag- 
gett to Secretary Law was read. In this letter 
Mr. Daggett stated that there was a probabil- 
ity of his making his permanent residence in 
California; all those present being very much 
pleased to hear such good news. 
The following papers were read: “Further 
Notes from Santa Cruz Island" by A. B. How- 
ell and A. Van Rossem; “May Notes from San 
Jacinto Lake” by G. Willett and Antonin Jay; 
and “An Early Spring Trip to Anacapa Is- 
land” by Ilomer L. Burt. Adjourned. — II. J. 
Lel.vnde, Secretary, pro tern. 
July — The July meeting of the Southern 
Division of the Cooper Ornithological Club 
was held on Thursday evening, July 27, 1911 at 
the office of II. J. Lelande, 246 Wilcox Build- 
ing, Los Angeles. 
In the absence of the President the meeting 
was called to order by Vice-President H. J. 
Lelande with the following members present; 
Messrs. H. C. Tracy, Ploward Robertson, Otto 
Zahn, A. Jay, George Willett, H. J. Lelande, 
W. Lee Chambers. In the absence of the 
Secretary Mr. W. Lee Chambers was appointed 
by the Chair as Secretary pro tern. 
The minutes of the June meeting were read 
and approved. 
On motion duly made and carried, Mrs. 
Eleanor P. PJarle was elected to active mem- 
bership. 
The following applications for membership 
were presented: Thos. M. Trippe, Howards- 
ville, Colorado, W. Linfred Dunbar, Bridge- 
port, Connecticut; IL J. Court, Mt. Pleasant, 
Washington and Mrs. J. II. Lancashire, Alma, 
IMichigan; all proposed by Mr. A. B. Howell; 
and Miss Gretchen L. Libby, Redlands, Cali- 
fornia, proposed by Mr. H. S. Swarth. 
The minutes of the Northern Division for 
the July meeting were read. Also three 
papers were read by Mr. Lelande as follows: 
“A Hybrid Quail” b}^ M. E. Peck; “Some 
Colorado Horned Owl Notes” hy E. R. Warren; 
and “vSwallow Notes from F'resno” by J. G. 
Tyler. 
Mr. George Willett presented some prelim- 
inary notes from his forthcoming “Birds of 
Southern California”, which were very inter- 
esting and brought out much discussion. Ad- 
journed — W. Lee Chambers, Secretary pro 
tern. 
August — The August meeting of the South- 
ern Division of the Cooper Ornithological 
Club was held on Thursdaj' evening, August 
31, 1911 at the office of H. J. Lelande, 246 
Wilcox Building, Los Angeles. In the absence 
of the President, the meeting was called to 
order by Vice-President Lelande, with the fol- 
lowing members present: IMessrs. George 
Willett, Loye Holmes Miller, W. Lee Cham- 
bers, Antonin Jay and J. E. Law. 
The minutes of the July meeting were read 
and approved. On motion duly made and 
carried, Mrs. J. II. Lancashire, IMiss Gretchen 
L. Libby, Messrs. Thomas M. Trippe, W. 
Linfred Dunbar and E. J. Court proposed at 
the July meeting were duly elected to active 
membership. The applications of E. J. Dar- 
lington, Wilmington, Delaware, proposed by 
A. B. Howell, and Bernard Bailey, Corvallis, 
IMontana, proposed by H. S. Swarth, were pre- 
sented. On motion by Mr. Willett, seconded 
by Mr. Miller and dul}" carried, the resigna- 
tion of Mr. Chas. Reining was accepted with 
regret. The Secretary then read a very in- 
teresting article on the nesting of the Anthony 
Vireo, accompanied by two cuts, by Jennie V. 
Getty. This article describes the taking of 
the first set of four eggs of this bird and other 
