Mar., 1909 
EDITORIAL NOTES 
71 
THE CONDOR 
An Illustrated Mag'azine 
of "Western Ornithology 
Publish* Bi-Monthly by the Cooper Ornithologi- 
cal Club of California. 
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Hollywood, California: Publisht War. 20, 1909 
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EDITORIAL NOTES 
By Executive Order No. 1019, dated Febru- 
ary 3, 1909, the “Hawaiian Islands Reserva- 
tion” was establisht. This national bird pre- 
serve includes Laysan, Necker, and adjacent 
small islands, upon which great numbers of 
pelagic birds nest, such as Albatrosses, Shear- 
waters, and Terns. Persistent rumors have 
circulated in the newspapers of late, to the 
effect that Japanese were planning to land on 
the rookeries to destroy every bird obtainable, 
the feathers to be saved for various commercial 
purposes and the bodies to be made into fer- 
tilizer. The fact that not a few species, which 
are confined in the breeding season to these 
small islands would thus be exterminated, 
makes the establishment of this preserve with 
little doubt the most important step, from a 
strictly ornithological standpoint, in the his- 
tory of bird preservation in this country. The 
annihilation of species was threatened. 
For the good work in securing the necessary 
steps in the accomplishment of this highly 
commendable act, ornithologists have to thank 
Dr. T. S. Palmer, of the Bureau of Biological 
Survey, and Mr. Frank Bond, Chief Clerk of 
the General Land Office. 
It is needless to say that the laws of the 
United States will be enforced, as gun-boats 
patrol the Hawaiian waters continually. 
It is hoped that, before the next number of 
this magazine is issued, subscribers will receive 
their copies of the Ten-year Index. Its com- 
piler, Air. H. B. Kaeding, is at work on the 
revised proofs. However, Mr. W. O. Emerson, 
who has charge of the financing, states that 
only about $100.00 has been raised, whereas 
the total cost of the Index will be in the 
neighborhood of $200.00. This lack of finan- 
cial support will be the cause of any possible 
delay. Such casualty should not occur. 
One of the most enjoyable events in the his- 
tory of the Cooper Club was the Annual Dinner 
held at the Bismarck Caf£ in San Francisco on 
the evening of January 16, 1909. There were 
twenty-four members present, occupying com- 
fortably the single long table in the Fish 
Room. Toward the close of the banquet the 
toastmaster, Dr. W. K. Fisher, announced that 
this occasion might be fairly considered as a 
send-off for Mr. Edmund Heller who was about 
to leave to join the Roosevelt African Expedi- 
tion. Mr. Heller was introduced and gave an 
insight into the conditions under which the 
collector has to work in the “Dark Continent,” 
he having already experienced them as a mem- 
ber of an expedition sent there in 1905 by the 
Field Museum. President D’Evelyn was then 
called upon and spoke humorously of the vari- 
ous activities of the Club. State Game Warden 
Vogelsang gave a most entertaining account of 
his experiences in carrying on the work of the 
California Fish Commission. Prof. W. E. Rit- 
ter commented further upon the good work 
accomplish t by Mr. Vogelsang, and closed the 
evening’s program by discussing the desira- 
bility of the establishment of a public zoologi- 
cal park on this coast something like that in 
New York City. 
PUBLICATIONS REVIEWED 
Camps and Cruises | of an | Ornitholo- 
gist | By | Frank M. Chapman | Curator[etc., 
5 lines]. | With 250 Photographs from Nature | 
by the Author | [vignette] | New York | I). 
Appleton and Company | 190S. 8vo, pp. i-xvi, 
1-432. (Cloth, $3.00 net.) 
Air. Chapman’s latest book is a record of ad- 
venture; it presents, too, a great amount of 
biographical ornithology. The combination 
results in a volume of extreme interest to the 
ordinary reader and the ornithologist alike. 
The photographic illustrations about which 
much of the narrative centers are of the highest 
order; they are each one illustrative of some 
habit or special feature in the habitat of the 
subject. 
The matter incorporated into the “Camps 
and Cruises” was secured by the author dur- 
ing his expeditions after material for the 
splendid bird groups executed during the past 
seven years at the American Aluseum of Nat- 
ural History. The opportunities thus afforded 
are here shown to have been utilized to the 
very best advantage. 
As usual with Air. Chapman’s work the 
camera played a large part in his field studies. 
In the “Introduction” we are given new hints 
as to methods to be employed in securing in- 
timate photographic acquaintance with wary 
J- Associ&ie Editors 
