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igists desiring to visit the region for a week or 
more. The Club could select its site from the 
thousands of square miles of forest land, at 
such altitude as would prove most interesting 
for scientific work. Here a substantial, per- 
manent and entertaining camp could be estab- 
lished at small cost, and Club members and 
their friends when undecided as to their sum- 
mer’s outing, would probably find the camp 
tenanted by varying numbers of their co- 
workers. 
The day when the ornithologist secludes 
himself is past. It is not presumptuous to say 
that the Cooper Ornithological Club has taught 
Californian workers the value of co-operation 
and fraternity. They appreciate now, more 
than ever before, the value of constantl}' and 
freely exchanging views with their co-workers, 
and it would seem that a summer camp would 
tend to still further foster this spirit. Let the 
matter be agitated and if the members of the 
Club believe that such an innovation would 
be beneficial as well as enjoyable, the coming 
summer is none too soon to see the suggestion 
in effect. 
The attention of readers of The Condor is 
called to the recent change in business man- 
agement. At the annual meetings of both 
Divisions of the Club, the former offices of 
business manager were abolished and the 
offices consolidated with that of editor. 
The change was deemed expedient in 
view of the volume of business now being 
handled by the Club, the intention being to 
centralize the work. Under the new arrange- 
ment all dues, subscriptions and accounts are 
payable at the office of the editor. 
We are pleased to print in another column a 
coipmunication from Dr. Henry B. Ward of 
Lincoln, Nebr. on the subject of tapeworms in 
birds, especially since Dr. Ward is a recognized 
authority in this line. We learn that under 
his direction parasites have been found in over 
too varieties of birds. 
The readers of The Condor will be treated 
to a series of articles on Mexican birds during 
the present volume, the papers being from the 
pen of Mr. E. H. Skinner, whose two years 
residence in the state of Chiapas enabled him 
to gather much interesting data concerning 
native species. Mr. Skinner’s contribution on 
the Giraud’s Flycatcher in this issue opens 
the series, which promises to be of unusual 
interest. 
Club members so situated as to be unable to 
attend the meetings of either Division of the 
Club are referred to the minutes of both Di- 
visions as they appear in The Condor from 
month to month. In this way they may keep 
informed of the work going on in the Club, 
which after all concerns the life and prosperity 
of the organization much more than the formal 
reading of papers at the meetings. The busi- 
ness sessions are the life of the Club; let the 
minutes of the meetings therefore be followed 
closely. 
OBITUARY. 
The following resolutions were passed 
by the Southern Division of the C. O. 
C. at its meeting held Jan. 26, 1901: 
Whereas by the death of our esteemed 
fellow-member, A. L. Lapham, the Cooper 
Ornithological Club has lost an able and effici- 
ent member, and one of its devoted students of 
bird life, be it 
Resodved by the Club assembled that we 
extend our heart-felt sympathy to the mem- 
bers by his bereaved family, and be it 
further 
Resolved that a copy of these resolutions 
be enrolled in the minutes of this meeting, 
that a copy be sent to the family of the de- 
ceased and that the same be published in The 
Condor. 
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.A RRQUE.ST FOR DISCARDED BIRDS’ SKINS. 
A number of the teachers of Oakland and 
Alameda have formed a class for ornithological 
study but are greatly lacking in material for 
their work. As all collectors have in hand 
discarded material. Or that, which from one 
cause or another, is of small value to them, the 
favor is asked that they donate such material 
to help in the study before mentioned, as it 
will be of much value for that purpose. 
These specimens will be used by the 
teachers not only for their own personal study, 
but in teaching the children in their classes in 
school. Of course I will gladly be responsible 
for all exj)ense incurred in sending such ma- 
terial, and will promptly refund the same. 
Please send to 
John M. Willard, 
2221 Elm St., 
Oakland Cal. 
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AJIONC OtTR Exch.anges. 
Reginald H. Howe Jr. and Glover M. Allen an' 
nounce a work on “The Birdsof Massachu.setts” 
to appear during the autumn of igoi. It is 
promised that the list will be complete in 
every detail. 
The Ohio State University Naturalist is the 
title of a publication issued by the Biological 
Club of the University, with John H. Schaffucr 
editor-in-chief. The initial number bears the 
date of November, is well printed and contains 
sixteen pages of interesting material bearing 
on zoology, botany and ethnology. The 
journal announces itself as “devoted more 
especially to the natural history of Ohio.’’ 
Subscription 50 cents per year. 
Nature Study is the title of a bright and 
interesting 16-page monthly journal issued by 
the Manchester (N. H.) Institute of .Arts and 
Sciences, with i'idward J. Burnham as editor. 
With the February issue this journal com- 
pletes its ninth number, and shows evidence 
of prosperity. The articles are both pop- 
ular and technical, covering the various 
branches of natural science, several interesting 
ornithological contributions being noted in 
the list. 50 cents a year. 
