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I Vol. IV 
Official Minutes Southern Division. 
The Division met May 30 with F. S. Daggett 
at Pasadena, Mr. Daggett presiding. The 
name of John B. Feudge of Highland, San 
Bernardino Co., was proposed for membership. 
Mr. Daggett read a paper on the loons, de- 
•scribing the habits and nesting of the birds 
and calling attention to the various uses to 
which the skin and plumage is employed. 
After an extended discussion on various bird 
subjects the meeting adjourned. 
HoW/Vri) Rorert.son, Division Secretary. 
Official Minutes Northern Division. 
The bi-monthly meeting was held at the resi- 
dence of C. Barlow in Santa Clara July 12, C. 
A. Nace presiding. The following were elected 
to active membership: Henr}- F. Bailey, Santa 
Cruz; Miss Anna Head, Berkeley; Miss M. Bk 
Skillings, Alameda and Mrs. Rulw G. Bell, 
Stanford University. The application of Clay- 
ton G. Siefert of Auburn to become an active 
member was placed on file. The resignation 
of Frank H. Holmes as a member was present- 
ed and on motion accepted. The following 
papers were presented: “Nesting of the Ruby- 
crowned Kinglet" by H. F. Bailey; “Notes on 
the Verdin” by M. F. Gilman; “vSome Echoes 
from the vSierras” by C. Barlow. No further 
business presenting the meeting adjourned. 
The next meeting will occur on September 6, 
C. B.vri.ow, Division Secretarv. 
OBITUARY, 
The Cooper Ornithological Club has suffered 
the loss of one of its active Southern Division 
members. Mr. Evan Davis of Orange writes: 
“It is with sincere sorrow that I notify you of 
the death of IMiss Mollie Br3'an which occurred 
at her home in Orange on Monday- , Juh- 7. 
Her funeral was held ^’esterdaj' afternoon and 
was largel}- attended, as she was prominent in 
church work as well as an active member in 
the Ebell .Societ}'. At the time she was taken 
sick she was preparing an address on ‘Birds 
and their Protection’ for the County Teachers' 
Institute. Our Club has lost a ver}- useful and 
active member." 
PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 
h'l.SHKR, Dr. a. K. Two Vanishing Birds: 
the Woodcock and the Wood Duck. (Repr. 
Yearbook Dept. Agr. 1901). 
Mearns, Edgar A., Descriptions of Three 
New Birds from the Southern United States. 
(Proc. U. S. N. M. XXIV, pp. 915-926). 
Oberholser, H. C. a Review of the Larks 
of the Genus Otocoris. (Proc. U. S. N. M. 
XXIV, pp. 801-884. plls. XLHI-XLIX). 
Richmond, Ch.\S. W., List of Generic Terms 
Proposed for Birds During the Years 1890 to 
1900 inclusive, to which are added names omit- 
ted bv Waterhouse in his “Index Generum 
Avium.” (Proc. U. S. N. M. XXIV pp. 663- 
729). 
Richmond, Ch.\.s. W. Parus inornatus 
griseus renamed. (Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 
XV. P. 155. June 20, 1902). 
American Ornithology, H, Nos. 6, 7. June, 
July, 1902. 
Alik, The, XIX, No. 3, July, 1902. 
Bird-Lore, IV, Nos. 3, ]Maj'-Jmis> 1902. 
Birds & Nature, XH, No. i, June 1902. 
Biological Survey Circular So. 37. 
Maine Sportsman , May, June 1902. 
Nature Study, H, No. 12, May. HI, No. i, 
June 1902. 
Ohio Naturalist , H, Nos. 7, 8. May, June 
1902. 
Oologist, The, XIX, Nos. 5, 6. May, June 
1902. 
Ornithologisches Jahrbuch, XHI, Nos. 3, 4. 
Mav-Aug. 1902. 
Osprey, The I, Nos. 4, 5. Apl., May, 1902. 
Our Animal Friends, XXIX, No. 10, June 
1902. 
Our Dumb Animals, XXXIV, No. 12, May. 
XXXV, No. I, June 1902. 
Out West, XVI, No. 6, June. XVH, No. i, 
Juh^ 1902. 
Plant World, V, Nos. 4, 3. .Ipl., Ma\’, 1902. 
Popular Science Neivs, XXXVI, Nos. 6, 7. 
June, Jul\- 1902. 
Proceedings Biological Socicly of Washing- 
ton. Vols. XHI, XIV and XV to June 25, 
1902. 
Recreation , XVI, No. 6, June. XVH, No. i, 
July, 1902. 
West American Scientist, XII, Nos. 12, 13, 
May, June 1902. 
jnisoii Bulletin, IX, No. 2. June, 1902. 
