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to find Linton's father who was camping at 
Northwest Harbor. We expected this would 
take but a short time, but, as it developt, it 
took all day, and as the wind again blew as 
strong as the day before, they were compelled 
to stay all night on shore. 
On Tuesday, July 6, after picking up Linton 
and Howard we started for Northwest Harbor 
and there found Linton, Sr., and, after taking 
him aboard, started for Long Beach, which was 
reacht about 10 p. m. 
Many birds were found on both islands. On 
Santa Barbara Island several nesting colonies 
were visited of both Western Gull and Cassin 
Auklet, while on San Nicolas Island many 
gulls and cormorants were found, but no auklet 
burrows were discovered. A large number of 
Island Horned Larks, San Clemente House 
Finches, and a song sparrow of some species 
were noted on both islands. 
Eighteen species of birds w'ere seen on Santa 
Barbara Island, and fourteen on San Nicolas, 
besides six additional species observed at sea. 
Howard Robertson, Sec ’y, pro tem. 
September. — An informal meeting of the 
Cooper Ornithological Club was called to order 
by Vice-President Lelande in the Clerk's 
Office, City Hall, Los Angeles, Thursday even- 
ing, Sept. 2, 1909, with members Evan Davis, 
Wm. B. Judson, Pingree I. Osburn, Chester 
C. Lamb, Howard Robertson, Prof. Loye 
Holmes Miller, H. J. Lelande, OzraW. Howard, 
Antonin Jay, Alphonse Jay, W. Lee Chambers, 
Geo. Willett, and J. E. Law present, and, as a 
guest, Dr. A. K. Fisher, who is in charge of the 
Economic Investigations of the Bureau of 
Biological Survey, United .States Department of 
Agriculture. 
The evening was spent in an informal talk 
by Dr. Fisher, outlining his work. Interesting 
data was given in regard to extensive experi- 
ments for extermination of destructive rodents. 
Interesting data concerning bird destruction 
was presented. The Smithsonian Institution 
has accumulated from the entire world 225,000 
bird skins in 55 years. Careful data indicates 
that in one storm more than 2,000,000 birds 
were destroyed in an area of 20 miles, and yet 
subsequent years showed no apparent decrease 
in the number of individuals of the species 
killed in this area. Some years ago, the Blue- 
bird was almost exterminated in the eastern 
states by severe weather. In a few years the 
Bluebird was as abundant as ever. Statistics 
prove that the domestic cat destroys more birds 
than all natural enemies combined. These 
statistics bear directly on the tendency to-day of 
so restricting ornithologists that intelligent 
research is almost prohibited. The 5,000 or 
10,000 birds accumulated in a life-time by the 
average sincere ornithologist can make no im- 
pression whatever on the bird population. It 
seems only reasonable that ornithologists be 
protected in their collecting privileges. Ad- 
journed. 
J. Eugene Law, Secretary. 
September. — The .September meeting was 
called to order by President Morcom, with 
members W. Lee Chambers, Will Judson, Dr. 
J. A. Munk, Howard Robertson, Prof. Loye 
Holmes Miller, Otto Zahn, Antonin Jay, Ches- 
ter Lamb, Willard Chamberlain, Pingree I. 
Osburn and J. E. Law present. 
The minutes of the June outing meeting 
were read and approved, and Messrs. Low, 
McOuilling and Gaylord proposed at the June 
meeting were elected to active membership. 
Applications for membership were presented 
as follows: Merrill W. Blain, Tropico, Cal., 
by W. Lee Chambers; Chas. Camp, Sierra 
Madre, Cal., by J. Grinnell; Lawrence Peyton, 
Sespe, Cal., by W. Lee Chambers; Adriaan 
Van Rossem, Pasadena, Cal., by J. Grinnell. 
The resignation of Mrs. Mary G. Donnelly 
was accepted with regret on motion by Mr. 
Miller. Mr. W. Lee Chambers read his report 
as committee for raising of funds for Avifauna 
No. 5, and on motion by Mr. Robertson, sec- 
onded by Mr. Chamberlain, the report was 
accepted, and ordered spread upon the minutes. 
Six hundred copies of Avifauna No. 5 were 
printed, at a total cost of $431.40, as follows: 
Nace Printing Co. $364.20; '/i mailing envelopes 
$7.00; 1 M stamped envelopes $21.12; Postage 
$33.58; 1 M letterheads $5.50; total, $431.40. 
Total amount subscribed, $451.00; balance on 
hand $19.60, turned into Condor fund. 
Avifaunas nos. 5 and 6 were mailed together, 
thus making the postage item higher by about 
seven dollars than it would otherwise have 
been. This amount should have come out of 
the Avifauna no. 6 fund. 
In closing Air. Chambers thankt the Club 
members, and some others who are not mem- 
bers, for the liberal manner in which they as- 
sisted in the publication of this, the largest 
single work that the Club has yet attempted. 
Three papers were read by the secretary. 
J. E. Law, Secretary. 
October. — The October meeting of the 
Southern Division of the Cooper Club was held 
on Thursday evening, October 28, 1909, at 
Room 1, City Hall. The meeting was called to 
order by President Morcom, with the following 
members present: Messrs. Morcom, Lelande, 
Alphonse Jay, Antonin Jay, Zahn, Lamb, Mil- 
ler, Judson, Chambers, Robertson, and Lawrence 
Peyton; and with Air. H. J. Kofahl present as 
a visitor. 
In the absence of Secretary Law, Howard 
Robertson was elected Secretary pro tem. 
The minutes of the September meeting were 
read and approved, and Alessrs. Blain, Camp, 
