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Mr. T. Slevin who has been located at Tucson, Ariz. for several months past is now 
in Mexico, gathering in specimens for his private collection. 
John Lewis Childs of Floral Park, N. Y., prominently known from his extensive or- 
nithological museum, spent a portion of April in California. 
Malcolm P. Anderson leaves in June for the -Stickeen River region of Alaska where he will 
collect through the summer in the interests of the American Museum of Natural Plistory of 
New York. 
Mr. John M. Willard of Oakland announces that he will conduct a small party of boys inter- 
ested in nature study to the Sierras for a six weeks’ outing. Mr. Willard’s enthusiasm and love 
of the mountains wi 1 serve to insure for his students a splendid trip. 
C. Abbott Davis has issued an interesting ])aniphlet entitled “Instructions for Collecting 
and Mounting Insects and a Check-List of the Coleoptera of the State of Rhode Island.’’ The 
jiapcr consists of 47 pages, is well printed and contains numerous figures. 
The eleventh session of the Hopkins Seaside Laboratory of the Leland .Stanford Jr., Univer- 
sity will open June g, 1902 at Pacific Grove and wdll continue six weeks. A course in General 
Ornithology will be given by Mr. Joseph Grinnell, which feature has heretofore proven a 
very j)opular one of the summer school. 
The A])ril number Jour nil of the Moine Onntholo°'ical Society frontispiece a 
half-tone portrait of Ora W. Knight, ex-president of the Society. Editor .Swain has favored 
us with a photograph of those in attendance at the recent annual meeting, for which we ex- 
tend thanks. 
The following raptorial scores for 1902 have reached this office: Wm. .Steinbeck reports 
golden eagle 7^ and 7-2. Chas. .S. Thompson makes affidavit to 3-2 golden 
eagle, 3-2. 8-3, yi Pacific horned owl an 1 25 sets of western redtail, while Chas 
R. Keyes affirms to golden eagle and some seven sets of western redtail, all remarkably 
handsome in their markings. 
On May 3 the Northern Division sanctioned the formation of the first Club Chapter at Oak- 
land Cal. The intent of such chapters is to promote local bird study as well as mutual acquaint- 
ance among numbers of the Club members who are closely grouped as to residence. There are 
several other well populated points where chapters should flonrish, and the result will be a 
firmer establishment of the Club-at- Large. 
The “.\lb8tross” expedition to the Hawaiian Islands, of which Dr. C. H, Gilbert, W. K. Fisher 
and John O. .Snyder are members, reports briefly as follows: “We have been working in the 
vicinity of Molokai, Lanai and the northeast coast of IVIaui. The bottom is very rough and we 
have experienced some difficulty in making successful dredge hauls in most localities. In spite 
of obstacles, however, a large amount of very interesting and valuable material is accumulating.” 
birds are reported as scarce, 
A National Committee of the Aububon Societies of the United States was organized in New 
York City on April 4, The utility of the committee seems assured when w'e mention that Mr. 
William butcher has been elected chairman, for his vigorous work along these lines is familiar 
to all' It is intended that the work of this committee shall be national in its scope, since it will 
not deal with local matters but with those which e(|ually affect all the societies. Mr. Dutcher 
holies to create an active society in California. 
Richar.l C. McGregor writes from Manila: “Have just returned from a five weeks’ trip to 
the province of Bataan. Results are very satisfactory and I had a fine time. We got lots 
of rare things, a few of them new to Luzon and others second and third specimens of 
which there only existerl in Museum the types. This country is full of good things. In 
.some ways I am sorrj' to say that 1 am probably a fixture here for some years to come.’’ 
Mr. McGregor’s address is care of Philippine Museum, Manila, P. I. 
W'ith the beginning of its ninth volume, the Wilson Bulletin changes its place of publica- 
tion from Berwyn, Pa. to Oberlin, O., where its former editor, Mr. Jones, assumes manage- 
ment. The March issue reflects numerous tasty improvements, including a new cover, 
coated book paper and an up-to-date magazine make-up. .^11 these will tend to make the 
Wilson Bulletin, always heretofore excellent and meaty in contents, one of the leaders among 
ornithological magazines. The current issue is notable in its excellence. 
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