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THE CONDOR 
Vol. XI 
producing something of value bj - reason of the 
careful and regular attention given it. 
As a local list, it would form a complete 
guide to those needing some help in making a 
beginning in the field of ornithology; as a 
migration record, it has a certain value to the 
advanced student, both as one of the few 
examples of publish t field notes and for the 
care and appreciation with which the field has 
been covered. 
To one who has felt the same kindling of 
enthusiasm in the field set apart by such 
observers as Mr. Torrey and Mr. Wright, that 
of ornithology without a gun, the words of Mr. 
Torrey’s introduction are particularly interest- 
ing. May these words indeed “set many 
another man upon the same delightful quest,” 
and, so doing, give him that happiness which 
comes from sitting “in the saddle of a pet 
hobby horse, ambling at his ease, morning 
after morning, over the pleasant malls”, if only 
of a quiet city garden. 
The book is publisht in this well known 
firmV'usual style with pleasing binding and 
careful printing. — H. T. C. 
An Annotated List of the Birds of 
Boulder County, Colorado, by Junius 
Henderson. University of Colorado Studies, 
Vol. VI, No. 3; Boulder, Colorado; April, 1909. 
This list which, according to the introduc- 
tion, includes 216 species of birds known to 
occur in Boulder County, is a compilation 
based upon the publisht and unpublisht 
observations of a number of ornithologists who 
have workt within the confines of the county 
at various times. 
The introduction deals with the topography 
of the county, and is followed by a bibliography, 
which is only partially complete. The remarks 
under each species in the annotated list proper 
are exceedingly brief, only enough being said 
to establish the status of the species. 
Taken as a whole, the list, which is 23 pages 
in length, altho written by a paleontologist, 
is quite comprehensive, and aside from the 
usual quota of errors in citation, omissions, 
etc., and a few rather surprising statements 
(e. g., the Lesser Scaup recorded as a “rare 
migrant”) the list is well written and a timely 
contribution to Colorado Ornithology. — R. B. R. 
Birds of the World | a Popular Account 
by | Frank H. Knowlton, Ph. D. | [etc., 7 
lines] | The Whole Edited by | Robert Ridg- 
way | [one line] | with 16 colored plates and 
236 illustrations | [monogram] | New York | 
Henry Holt and Company | 1909. Royal 8vo, 
pp. i-xiii, 1-S73, ills, and col. pll. (as above). 
[$7.00]. 
Not since the final edition of Coues’ Key 
have we received a book already proving itself 
so generally useful as the one of the above 
title. Of course its scope is so totally different 
that one does not think of it in the same con- 
nection as the several purely systematic works 
appearing lately. The text is popularly written, 
in the sense of being well-worded in complete 
sentences, and the matter shows itself to have 
been culled out so as to present the sort of 
information desired by the mass of its intended 
readers. Vet there is no carelessness in the 
way of inexact statements, and as far as we 
have read scientific correctness seems to have 
been the ambition of the author well realized. 
The convenience of having at hand abridged 
accounts of foreign birds we hear of frequently, 
makes the book one to keep on the reference 
shelf along with Newton’s “Dictionary of 
Birds.” The chapter on classification, giving 
an “Outline of the Classification of Birds,” as 
adopted by Dr. Knowlton, and approved of by 
Mr. Ridgway, is a valuable feature. While the 
colored plates are rather poor, the text figures 
are good, tho few are new. — J. G. 
MINUTES OF COOPER CLUB MEETINGS 
NORTHERN DIVISION 
April. — The April meeting of the Northern 
Division of the Cooper Ornithological Club 
was held in the lecture room of the Museum of 
Vertebrate Zoology at Berkeley on the 20tli 
inst. The meeting was called to order at 11:30 
a. m. with Pres. W. K. Fisher in the chair and 
the following members present: W. K. Fisher, 
J. Grinned, Jos. Mailliard, R. S. Wheeler, J. 
Rowley, J. R. Pemberton, W. P. Taylor, F. E. 
Newbury, M. S. Ray, O. J. Heinemann, Carriger, 
Miss Alexander, Mrs. Grinned, Mrs. Burnham 
and Dr. Ella Cool Walker. 
The minutes of the last meeting were read 
and approved as read. 
The motion was made and carried that the 
secretary cast the unanimous ballot of those 
present electing to active membership ad those 
whose names were presented at the last meeting. 
[See list of names and addresses in last 
Condor.] 
The motion was made and carried that the 
Secretary make a list of the publications in 
the Club’s library to be disposed of and mail 
same to C. O. C. members. 
On motion the club adjourned and thru the 
courtesy of Miss Alexander those present were 
enabled to examine the extensive collections 
contained in the new museum. After this ad 
assembled beneath a large tree near the 
museum where a group photo was taken; a 
walk was then taken up a nearby canyon and 
lunch was enjoyed beneath the trees lining 
the stream. 
PI. W. Carriger, Secretary. 
