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individual specimens lie had in hand and in no 
sense to the types of the races. As a fact, I am, 
and always have been, in favor of recognizing 
subspecifically by name any race based upon a 
constant difference that is localized geographi- 
cally, no matter how slight the difference may 
be. My reply, quoted by you, was, I think, 
entirely an abstract statement and certainly 
not to be taken as referring to the status of 
Vireo huttoni oberholseri , a race I am not 
familiar enough with to discuss. 
Sincerely, 
II. B. Kaeding 
Los Angeles, Calif.; September IS, 1909 
MINUTES OF COOPER CLUB MEETINGS 
northern division 
July. — The July meeting of the Club was 
called to order at 9 p. m. in the lecture room of 
the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Berkeley, 
with vice-president E. W. Gifford in the chair. 
Minutes of the last meeting were read, and 
approved as read. 
Applications were received from the follow- 
ing: 
Winifred N. Wear, 2448 Monterey Street, 
Fresno, by Mr. Grinnell; Herbert Massey, 
Manchester, England, by W. Lee Chambers; 
W. E. Clyde Todd, Pittsburg, Penn., by W. Lee 
Chambers; Waldron DeWitt Miller, New York 
City, by W. Lee Chambers; John K. Strecker, 
Jr., Waco, Tex., by W. Lee Chambers; Oscar 
P. Spielman, Chicago, 111., by W. Lee Cham- 
bers; P. A. Taverner, Highland Park, Mich., 
by W. Lee Chambers; Jos. E. Gould, Norfolk, 
Va. , by W. Lee Chambers; Richard S. Follett, 
Boston, by W. Lee Chambers; R. J. Hazard, 
Peace Dale, Rhode Island, by W. Lee Cham- 
bers; Clarence Birdseye, New York City, by 
W. Lee Chambers; Henry W. Henshaw, Wash- 
ington, D. C., by W. Lee Chambers. 
On motion the applications were laid over 
for one month. Mr. L. J- Cole, thru Mr. Grin- 
nell, presented the idea of tagging birds with 
the view of finding their winter range. The 
subject was discust by those present and all 
agreed that the idea was good; and any mem- 
ber of the Club that is in a position to tag any 
birds should do so and keep a record of the 
same. Mr. R. II. Beck who has been collect- 
ing among the water and shore birds around 
Los Banos, California, gave an interesting talk 
about work that he had done the past year. 
Nothing further offering, the meeting ad- 
journed and the members proceeded to exam- 
ine the birds sent in from the field workers in 
southeastern Alaska; and also the eggs in the 
Museum’s collection. The Museum has adopt- 
ed the method used by Herbert Massey (see 
Condor X, p. 22.3), and anyone desiring their 
eggs to show to the best advantage would do 
well to look into this method. 
IT. W. Carriger, Secretary. 
September. — The .September meeting of the 
Northern Division of the Club met in the 
lecture room of the Museum of Vertebrate 
Zoology in Berkeley on the evening of the 18th 
instant. Meeting was called to order at 8:30 
p. M. with first vice-president W. P. Taylor in 
the chair. 
Applicatons from the following were pre- 
sented: H. D. Meister, Swanton, Ohio, pro- 
posed by Frank Stephens; Prof. C. A. Kofoid, 
University of California, by W. P. Taylor; 
Alfred Shelton, Stoney Point P. O., Calif., by 
II. F. Duprey. 
Motion was made and carried that the Secre- 
tary cast the unanimous ballot of those present 
electing to active membership all those whose 
names were presented at the last meeting. 
Mr. Otto Emerson, as chairman of commit- 
tee having in charge the collecting of funds for 
the Ten-Year Index, submitted a report and on 
motion the same was laid over till the next 
meeting. Letters from Dr. D’Evelyn and Dr. 
Ella Cool Walker expressing their regrets at 
being unable to attend the meeting were read 
and placed on file. The advisability of sending 
out meeting notices to distant members was 
discust by those present and all approved of 
notifying everyone, whether within reach or 
not. 
Mr. Roswell Wheeler gave a very interesting 
talk about his trip abroad. Among other 
things he stated that the scarcity of birds in 
Italy was particularly noticeable. In making 
a journey of several hundred miles he at no 
time saw more than two birds at once. Mr. 
Wheeler was not favorably imprest by the 
arrangement or condition of the study collec- 
tion of birds and eggs in the British Museum. 
Mr. Wheeler was the guest of our fellow 
member, Mr. Herbert Massey, Didsbury, 
England, and speaks in the highest terms of 
the extensive collection which Mr. Massey 
possesses. Of the birds breeding in England 
Mr. Massey has eggs of practically all, and 
most of them in large series. Among the very 
interesting things mentioned by Mr. Wheeler 
were a series of pink eggs of the Herring 
Gull. It seems that a pair of Gulls on a cer- 
tain part of the northern coast laid eggs with a 
decided pink color; and Mr. Massey was for- 
tunate in securing the eggs from these birds 
for several seasons. Three eggs of the Great 
Auk are in Mr. Massey’s collection. 
Mr. O. Heinemann, who spent the past sea- 
son with Mr. M. S. Ray in the high Sierras, 
exhibited a collection of attractive photos, and 
was complimented by those present on the 
excellent work shown in some enlargements. 
Adjourned. 
II. W. Carriger, Secretary. 
