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THE CONDOR 
Vol. IV 
morrow if nothing happens. Yesterday I had 
the boat out and picked up a least petrel and a 
couple of others. Three or four Brewster 
boobies which were common are also laid 
away for inspection. We saw several turtles 
but they heard us approaching and went down 
before we could get near. Adieu till next sum- 
mer, — June or Jul}- perhaps. 
R. H. Beck 
Official Minutes Northern Division. 
MARCH. 
The Division met at Palo .Alto Alarch B, Pre- 
sident Grinnell ])residing and fourteen active 
members present. Pive visitors were present. 
The following were elected to active member- 
ship in the Club; Dr. R. 1 '. Roonej', Auburn; 
Leverett M. Loomis, San P'rancisco; Murray M. 
Watson, Pacific Grove and Frank J. Smith, 
Eureka. 
Flight proposals for membership were filed, 
as follows: — F'rederick W, Robbe, San FTan- 
cisco; (teo. H. Ready, Santa Cruz; Lee Ninis, 
Pacific Grove; Hubert C). Jenkins, Stanford 
University; Alice M. Jenkins, Stanford Univer- 
sity; Wm. G. Renwick, Claremont; Clarence S. 
,Sharp, Escondido: Wilson C. Hanna, Colton. 
The resignations of Henry C Johnson, Harry 
B. Torrey and E. B. Towne were read and ac- 
cepted. The programme of tlie evening was 
then taken up. Fred H. Fowler spoke on “Re- 
miniscences of .Arizona Birds, ” dealing with 
field work in the Huachuca Alts., with Dr. A. 
K. Fisher some years ago. Alany anecdotes 
served to make the talk peculiarly interesting. 
Mr. H. W. Fowler of Philadelphia read a 
paper entitled “Ornithology of Philadelphia”, 
covering the progress of ornithology iii that 
city and referring to its present active workers. 
Ralph Arnold detailed the “Nesting of the 
Dwarf Hermit Thrush” in the Cascade Alts, 
of Washington, and Joseph Grinnell spoke on 
“The Parasitic Gulls of the Pacific Coast”, ex- 
hibiting skins and various plumages of the 
jaegers of the coast and interestingly outlining 
their piratical tendencies. 
The Club meets next on Alay 3 at Berkeley. 
Official Minutes Southern Division. 
January. 
The annual meeting of the Southern Divi- 
sion was held Jan. ii at the studio of Mr. 
Roth Reynolds, H. J. Leland presiding and 
eight members ])resent. Dr. F. At. Palmer 
was elected to active membership. The re- 
signation of W. Scott Way of Cucamonga was 
accepted. The report of the Division treasurer 
for the past year was given by Air. Swarth and 
accepted. The annual election of officers re- 
sulted as follows, to serve during 1902: Presi- 
dent, F. S. Daggett; vice president, H. J. Le- 
land; secretary, Howard Robertson: treasurer, 
FI S. vSvvarth; associate editor, Ho%vard Robert- 
son. On suggestion of Mr. Leland it was de- 
cided to adopt a systematic plan of study, tak- 
ing up some one of the bird families at each 
meeting. The following papers were read: 
“Over the Teslin Trail to Dawson,” W. B, Jud- 
son; “Bird Studies from a Hammock in vStraw- 
berry Valley ’’ Mrs. C. A. AFoody; “The Snowy 
Plover and Passing of the Great Blue Flerou,” 
W. L. Chambers. 
FEBRUARY. 
The Division met Feb. 7 at the residence of 
W. B. Judson with eight members present. 
Airs. Bowers was present as a visitor. The re- 
signation of Howard Rivers was accepted. The 
resignation of Dr. Garrett Newkirk was with- 
drawn. H. L. Graham of Redlands was rein- 
stated to active membership. Several short 
articles on the hummingbirds were presented, 
as follows: “The Hummingbirds of Escondido 
and Vicinity,” Nelson Carpenter; “A Few 
Notes on the Nesting of T. alexandri'\ R. C, 
Wueste; “From Aly Note Book”, Alollie Bryan ; 
“.Anna Hummingbird”, Burnell Franklin Air. 
Swarth read .some extracts from notes taken by 
Mr. F'. Stephenson a trip from Yuma through 
San Bernardino to Bear A'alley .some years ago. 
He also exhibited a number of skins of hum- 
mingbirds found in the United States and 
about sixty varieties from South .America, giv- 
ing a short sketch of nearly all. Mr Simmons 
exhibited a number of nests and eggs of hum- 
mingbirds common in Southern California. 
FEBRU.ARY 
The Division met Feb. 28 with Air, Roth 
Reynolds with thirteen active members and 
four visitors present. The names of Thomas 
Brown and Edward Howard of Los .Angeles 
were proposed for active membership. The 
following papers were read. “Some Owl Notes 
from my Note Book”, F, Stephens; “Notes”, 
J. Eugene Law: “Owls of Fiscondido and Yicin- 
ity”. Nelson Carpenter; “The Pygmy Owl”, 
W. B. Judson. Air. Reynolds read an article in 
answer to an argument presented by Air. 
Swarth at a recent meeting concerning “the 
use of facts”. Tbe Division meets next on 
March 2S when the hawks will be discussed. 
OBITUARY. 
In the middle of January last. Miss Bertha 
F'. Herrick of Oakland, an active member of 
the Cooper Ornithological Club, passed away. 
Aliss Herrick had always possessed a deep love 
for Nature, and her rambles afield led her 
most often among the birds. .Seven years ago 
she took out field classes of children from Oak- 
land, whom she found pleasure in instructing 
in the varied and beautiful secrets of the field 
and forest, and those who knew her thus hold 
her in loving memorv. Aliss Herrick had been a 
member of the Club for two yeans and had at 
all times enthusiastically assisted in its work. 
