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undertaken with any thought of personal gain. 
Prepared, thruopt, with a view to the needs of 
the great host of younger bird students, the 
convenience of the scientific student has been 
as carefully borne in mind. And every possible 
effort will be made to keep the price of the 
work within the scope of humble purses. 
In the interest of all sincere bird students 
and for the completing of my work on the 
“Nesting Ways of North American Birds,” I 
greatly desire full and authentic data concern- 
ing the nesting of the following bird-races: — 
Red-tailed tropic bird, northwest coast heron, 
southern California clapper rail, Gairdner 
woodpecker, Nelson downy woodpecker, 
southern white-headed woodpecker, brown 
flicker, Pacific nighthawk, Lower California 
flycatcher, northern spotted owl, northwest 
saw-whet owl, Queen Charlotte woodpecker, 
Queen Charlotte jay, gray jay, northern red- 
breasted sapsucker, California crow, San 
Diego redwing, northwestern redwing, Vera 
Cruz redwing, Rocky Mountain pine grosbeak, 
California pine grosbeak, large-billed sparrow, 
gray sage sparrow, California sage sparrow, 
San Diego song sparrow, Mendocino song 
sparrow, San Clemente towhee, Saint Lucas 
swallow, Island shrike, black-fronted warbler, 
salt marsh yellowthroat, golden pileolated 
warbler, Oregon Bewick wren, Barlow chick- 
adee, coast wren-tit, and Alma thrush. 
Data may be brief, but must be to the point 
and absolutely authentic. Credit will be given 
in the text and preface. 
P. B. Peabody. 
Newcastle , Wyoming ; March 7, 1906. 
Minutes of Club Meetings 
NORTHERN DIVISION 
January. — No minutes were left by the 
former secretary before his departure so that 
the following is mainly a compilation. Club 
met in council room of California Academy of 
Sciences, President Mailliard in chair. The 
following resolutions were adopted: 
“Resolved: That the Northern Division of 
the Cooper Ornithological Club heartily en- 
dorses and approves the action of the California 
Fish and Game Commission in its efforts for 
the protection and preservation of California 
birds.” A copy of these resolutions was ordered 
to be forwarded to said Commission. 
“Resolved: That the Cooper Ornithological 
Club, with a knowledge of the skillful work- 
manship of the late Walter F. Bryant, in the 
preparation of bird skins for scientific pur- 
poses, desires to recommend that special efforts 
be made to retain his collection within the 
State of California.” 
The quorum for the Northern Division was 
raised to 9, and to 11 for the Club-at-large. 
Mr. Geo. W. King of Santa Rosa, Cal., was 
proposed for active membership by Lawrence 
Kessing. 
The following were elected to active mem- 
bership: W. L. Dawson, Louis Wessel, Miss 
Edith L- Waterman. 
The following officers for 1906 were elected: 
President, Joseph Mailliard; Senior Vice-presi- 
dent, W. K. Fisher; Junior Vice-president, W. 
O. Emerson; Treasurer, H. T. Clifton; Secre- 
tary, C. S. Thompson [since resigned], 
Annuai, Dinner. — The Twelfth Annual 
dinner and meeting was held at Tait’s Cafe, 
San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 13 at 8 p. m. The 
following were present: Dr. A. K. Fisher, 
Washington, D. C., R. C. McGregor, Manila, 
P. L, W. O. Emerson, H. C. Ward, H. W. 
Carriger, D. A. Cohen, Dr. F. W. D’Evelyn, 
Mrs. H. R. Taylor, Mrs. Jeannette Barlow, H. 
R. Taylor, C. S. Thompson, W. K. Fisher. At 
the close of the dinner, W. O. Emerson, on 
behalf of the club-at-large, presented W. K. 
Fisher, the retiring editor of The Condor, 
with a handsome silver Loving Cup. This 
cup, which was made by Shreve & Co. from 
designs by Mr. Emerson, represents a condor’s 
egg, natural size, between two condors, stand- 
ing. A photograph was published in the last 
issue of this journal. Mr. Emerson made a 
few well-chosen remarks before the presenta- 
tion, and was responded to by Mr. Fisher. 
After an informal chat the meeting adjourned. 
March. — The club met at the residence of 
President Mailliard, 1815 Vallejo St., San Fran- 
cisco, Cal., March 10; present, 10 members and 
3 visitors; President Mailliard presiding. The 
following proposals to active membership were 
made: Mr. Frank M. Woodruff, Chicago, 111 .; 
Miss Bertha Russ, Ferndale, Cal.; Mr. Allan 
Brooks, Okanogan Landing, B. C.; Col. S. S. 
Hawkins, Portland, Ore.; Mr. Clark C. Van 
Fleet, 2020 Pacific Ave., San Francisco. The 
following resignations were accepted: Mr. R. 
H. Johnson, Mr. W. F. Sampson, Miss Anna 
Head, Mr. S. A. Barrett. 
Mr. Geo. W. King, Santa Rosa, Cal., was 
elected to active membership. 
The resolutions passed by the Southern 
Division, officially adopting the coming A. O. 
U. Check-list were discussed and finally ordered 
laid on the table. 
The office of secretary being, on motion, de- 
clared vacant, Mr. Hubert O. Jenkins, Stanford 
University, California, was duly elected. [Mr. 
Thompson’s resignation, delayed in mails, ar- 
rived after the meeting.] 
Mr. Joseph Mailliard related his experiences 
in photographing birds during the past summer 
at Santa Barbara and illustrated his talk with 
numerous photographs. Mr. H. O. Jenkins 
described a collecting trip into the Santa Lucia 
Mountains, Monterey County, detailing with 
