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THE CONDOR 
I VOL. V 
THE CONDOii 
An Illustrated Magazine of Westei^n 
Ornithology 
Published Bi-monbhly by the Cooper Ornitholo<{i= 
eal Club of California 
WALTER. K. FISHER, Editor, Palo Alto 
JOSEPH CiRlNMELL, Business Manager and 
Assistant Editor, Pasadena 
FRANK S. RAGGETT, Associate Editor 
Palo Alto, California: Published July 15, 1903 
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Minutes of Club Meetings 
NORTHERN DIVISION 
M.\rch.^ — The regular meeting of the North- 
ern Division was held with President H. R. 
Taylor at .Alameda, March 7, thirteen active 
members and four visitors being present. Mr. 
Cohen reported a gift to the Club of four cases 
of mounted birds from Mr. A. M. Shields. On 
motion a vote of thanks was extended to Mr. 
Shields. 
The following were elected to active mem- 
bership in the Club; S. B. Show, Stanford 
University; Lloyd Newland, Palo Alto; Theo. 
C. Zschokke, Palo Alto. Seven applications 
for active membership were received, from A. 
S. Bunnell, Berkeley; Margaret Dav, Santa 
Barbara; Edmund M. Hayden, .Santa Barbara; 
Dr. H. N. Miner, Berkeley; J. C. Bay, Hav- 
wards; Earl Mulliken, Berkeley; Jessie L. 
Newsom, Oakland. 
P'our resignations were accepted, as follows: 
N. M. Flower, F. \V. Kobbe, Harry Putnam, 
Miss M. E. Skillings. The name of Mr. J. L. 
Young was dropped for non-payment of dues. 
It was moved and carried that the Cooper 
Club celebrate its tenth anniversary in connec- 
tion with the special meeting of tlie A. O. U. 
in San F'rancisco, May 15 and 16. Mr. Joseph 
Grinnell presented the following amendment 
to the Constitution, which was unanimoush’ 
adopted, subject to the action of the Southern 
Division; 
Article HI, Section 2. “.Any jierson serious- 
ly interested in the study of Western birds and 
of not less than sixteen years of age shall be 
eligible to active membership.” 
The program was carried out as follows: 
‘‘General Habits of the Prairie Falcon,” Don- 
ald A. Cohen; “Bird Trapping Among the 
Porno Indians,” S. A. Barrett; “A Remarkable 
Flight of Louisiana Tanagers,” W. Otto Emer- 
son. After refreshments and a social time the 
meeting adjourned. 
C. R. Keyes, Secretary, 
SOUTHERN DIVISION 
Febru.yry. — The February meeting was 
held on the 28th in room i, City Hall, Los 
Angeles, with Mr. Daggett presiding and nine 
members present. A committee consisting of 
Howard Robertson (chairman), Eugene Law, 
F. S. Daggett and H. J. Lelande was ap- 
pointed, after due motion, to prepare a re- 
vision of Grinnell 's Birds of the Pacific Slope 
of Los Angeles and Orange Counties. 
The Club was honored by the presence of 
Prof. F. E. L. Beal, of the Biological Survey, 
who gave a short talk on the work ac- 
complished by the department in the examina- 
tion of the stomachs of about 50,000 birds, dur- 
ing the past few years, of the valuable data 
collected, and the various beneficial results to 
be derived. 
Mr. Walter Richardson, who recently re- 
turned from South Africa, after an absence of 
about five years, gave a very entertaining ac- 
count of his travels, with a description of the 
country, birds and mammals that were ob- 
served . 
“Early Nesting of Anna Hummingbird in 
the Vicinity of Santa Monica” by W. Lee 
Chambers was read. Mr. Daggett read notes 
from a letter written by Joseph Mailliard, who 
has been collecting in Chile. Mr. Robertson 
read a verj- interesting account of a trip to our 
coast islands, entitled “A Day with Cassin 
.\uklets.” 
H. J. Lelande, Secretary. 
M.arch. — The March meeting, which was 
postponed from the 31st ult., was held on April 
nth, in room i. City Hall, Los Angeles, 
with M. Daggett presiding and seven members 
present. The amendment to Article III, Sec. 
2, of the Constitution was carried. (See min- 
utes of Northern Division.) The secretary was 
instructed to communicate with Mr. John H. 
Sage, .Secretary of the A. O. U., in order to 
obtain information concerning the plans of the 
A. O. LL party coming to California in May. 
A committee of three, including the president, 
secretary, and Mr. Howard Robertson, were 
a])pointed to devise a plan of entertainment for 
visiting members of the O. U. The name 
of Mr. Harry Swarth was added to the re- 
vision committee appointed last month. The 
Club adjourned to meet again .April 30, at the 
residence of Mr. W. B. Judson, Los Angeles. 
H. J. Lelande, Secretary. 
