Nov., 1911 
MINUTES OF COOPER CLUB MEETINGS 
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interesting nest notes. Adjourned. — ^J. E. 
Law, Secretary. 
NORTHERN DIVISION 
July — The July meeting of the Northern 
Division of the Club was held at the Museum 
of Vertebrate Zoology, Berkeley, on Saturday 
evening, July 22. Vice-President Carriger 
was in the chair, and the following members 
were present: M. S. Ray, J. J. Boyce, O. 
Heinemann, H. C. Bryant, L. II- INIiller, H. 
L. Coggins, ISIiss Winifred Wear, and 11. S. 
Swarth. Miss Gretchen L. Libby and Miss 
Wear were present as visitors. The minutes 
of the last meeting (held on April 22) were 
read and approved, and the minutes of the 
June meeting of the Southern Division were 
also read. 
The following individuals were elected to 
membership in the Club: H. Parker, S. S. 
Visher, L. H. Paul, M. S. Crosby, L. M. Ter- 
rill, W. J. Brown, A. H. Helme, C. M. Case, 
L. Tremper, G. Wells. Applications for mem- 
bership were read as follows: R. P. Sharpies, 
W. W. Arnold, T. M. Trippe, Eleanor P. 
Earle, B. W. Evermann, F. Smith, M. A. 
Carriker, Jr., B. A. Hamilton, A. Walker, all 
proposed by A. B. Howell; and Miss Gretchen 
L. Libby, Redlands, California, proposed by 
H. S. Swarth. There was some discussion of 
the proposed revision of the Club Constitution, 
but in the absence of two members of the 
committee having the matter in charge, no 
action was taken. 
Mr. Boyce gave a talk on some of his expe- 
riences collecting water birds on Forrester and 
Hazy islands, in southeastern Alaska, he hav- 
ing made the dangerous landing on these 
rather inaccessible islands, on several occa- 
sions. Mr. Carriger read a letter from J. R. 
Pemberton, now engaged in geological work in 
Patagonia, giving his impressions of the bird 
life of that region, as compared with that of 
California, and telling of some of the more 
striking species. 
A paper by M. E. Peck was then read, de- 
scriptive of a hybrid quail; a cross between the 
Mountain and Valley Quail, accompanied by 
the specimen. Adjourned. — H. S. Swarth, 
Secretary. 
August — The regular monthly meeting of 
the Northern Division of the Club was held at 
the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Berkeley, 
on Saturday evening, August 19. Vice-presi- 
dent Carriger was in the chair, and the follow- 
ing members were present: Chester Lamb, 
M. P. Anderson, D. Brown, and H. S. Swarth. 
Mr. George J. Barron was present as a visitor. 
The minutes of the July meeting were read 
and approved, followed by the Southern Divi- 
sion minutes for July. 
The following, whose names were presented 
at the last meeting were elected to member- 
ship in the Club: Alex Walker, Dr. B. A. 
Hamilton, M. A. Carriker, Jr., F. Smith, B. 
W. Evermann, T. IM. Trippe, Dr. W. W. 
Arnold, R. P. Sharpies, Mrs. E. P. Earle, and 
Miss Gretchen L. Libby. New names proposed 
for membership were, E. J. Court, Washing- 
ton, I). C. ; W. L. Dunbar, Bridgeport, Conn. ; 
and Mrs. J. H. Lancashire, Alma, IMich., all 
proposed by A. B. Howell; and Bernard Bailey, 
Corvallis, Montana, proposed by H. S. .Swarth. 
Adjourned. — H. S. Swarth, Secretary. 
September. — The September meeting of the 
Northern Division was held at the Museum of 
Vertebrate Zoology, on Saturday evening, 
September 16. President Mailliard was in the 
chair and the following members present: IMiss 
A. IM. Alexander and Miss L. Kellogg, and 
Messrs. M. P. Anderson, W. P. Taylor, O. 
Heinemann, J. Grinnell, H. C. Bryant, J. 
Boyce, C. Camp, H. W. Carriger, R. S. Wheeler 
and H. S. Swarth. 
The minutes of the Northern Division August 
meeting were read and approved, followed by 
the reading of the Southern Division minutes 
for August. The following were elected to 
membership in the Club: W. Linfred Dunbar, 
Bridgeport, Conn., Fldward J. Court, Wash- 
ington, D. C. : and IMrs. J. H. Lancashire, 
Alma, Mich., all proposed by A. B. Howell; 
and Bernard Bailey, Corvallis, Montana, pro- 
posed by H. S. Swarth. The name of E. J. 
Darlington, Wilmington, Delaware, was pre- 
sented by A. B. Howell, and J. S. Douglas, 
Bakersfield, Calif., by W. Lee Chambers, to be 
acted upon at the next meeting. The resigna- 
tion of Charles Reining, Davenport, Iowa, 
was accepted. 
A communication from Mr. Chambers was 
then read, giving an informal statement of 
the present financial status of the Club, a very 
gratifying exposition of the work accomplished 
by the business managers during the past year. 
The committee on the revision of the Club 
constitution (J. Mailliard, W. P. Taylor, and 
O. Heinemann) presented its report. Several 
slight changes and additions were suggested, 
and the whole document was then formally 
approved, to be sent at once to the .Southern 
Division before its final adoption. 
Mr. M. P. Anderson gave an entertaining 
talk descriptive of his experiences in western 
China and Thibet, where he spent some years 
collecting birds and mammals for the British 
Museum. After briefly indicating his route and 
collecting stations, illustrated by a map, he 
spoke of the more conspicuous mammals and 
birds, and also of the hunting methods em- 
ployed by the natives of the country. Ad- 
journed. — H. S. Swarth, Secretary. 
