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the Museum of Zoology, Berkeley. It was 
called to order at 8:30 p. m., J. Grinnell pre- 
siding. Members present: Dr. C. Hart Mer- 
riam, Dr. W. F. Badd, E. W. Gifford, J. Grin- 
nell, W. P. Taylor; eight visitors. 
Mr. J. Grinnell gave a paper on the Avifauna 
of the Colorado River, from Needles to Yuma. 
Dr. C. Ilart Merriam talkt very interestingly 
of the Colorado River in the vicinity of Vegas 
Valley, Nevada. 
It was moved and seconded that the Club 
entertain favorably Mr. Tyler’s proposition to 
form a central division of the Club at Fresno, 
in accordance with the provisions of the Con- 
stitution. After favorable discussion, the mo- 
tion was carried. 
Air. Grinnell gave a report of the Committee 
on the Pacific Association of Scientific Societies. 
A meeting of the latter organization, thru dele- 
gates from eight societies, was held a week 
ago. Air. Grinnell reported signing articles of 
charter membership for the Cooper Club. It 
was moved that the action of the Committee in 
signing for the Club be considerd ratified. 
Carried. 
The following names were proposed for mem- 
bership: II. C. Bryant, Berkeley, N. B. Stern, 
Berkeley, Tracy I. Storer, Oakland, and II. L. 
Coggins, San Francisco, all by W. P. Taylor. 
T'lie names laid over from the last meeting 
were read. It was moved and carried that the 
secretary cast the unanimous ballot of the Club 
electing these persons to membership. Ad- 
journed. — W. P. Taylor, Sec'y pro tern. 
SOUTHERN DIVISION 
April. — The April meeting of the Southern 
Division of the Cooper Club was held on 
Thursday evening, April 28, 1910, at Room 1, 
City Hall, Los Angeles. 
President Alorcom called the meeting to 
order with the following members present: 
Alessrs. Judson, Willett, Zahn, Robertson and 
Lelande. Air. Lelande was selected to act as 
temporary Secretary. The minutes of the 
Alarch meeting were read and approved. 
On motion of Mr. Willett, seconded by Air. 
Zahn and duly carried, the Secretary was in- 
structed to cast the unanimous ballot of those 
present, electing to active membership Air. II. 
B. Weber. 
A communication from Harry S. Swarth was 
read, addrest to the Secretary of the Club, 
asking the Southern Division to take up at its 
.April meeting the matter of joining the Pacific 
Association of Scientific .Societies. With the 
communication was enclosed a copy of the by- 
laws of said Association. 
The following motion was made by Air. 
Willett and seconded by Air. Zahn and duly 
carried: That the President and Secretary take 
such steps on behalf of the Southern Division 
as necessary for the club to become associated 
with the Pacific Association of Scientific Socie- 
ties. 
After considerable discussion upon various 
bird questions, the meeting adjourned. 
H. J. Lelande, Secretary pro tern. 
AIay. — The Alay meeting of the .Southern 
Division of the Cooper Ornithological Club 
was held in Room 1, City Hall, Los Angeles, 
on the 28th, with President Alorcom in the 
Chair, and the following members present: 
Alessrs. Snyder, Perez, Willett, Aliller, Cham- 
bers, Alphonse and Antonin Jay, Zahn, Robert- 
son, Howard, Van Rossem, Blaine, Sliepardson, 
Chamberlain and Lelande. 
There being no objection, the President ap- 
pointed Air. Lelande Temporary Secretary. 
The minutes of the April meeting were read and 
approved. The application of II. II. Ferris 
was read. On motion of Air. Robertson, 
seconded by Air. Aliller, and duly adopted, the 
action of the Club taken at the April meeting- 
in regard to the Pacific .Association of Scientific 
Societies was rescinded, and further action on 
the matter postponed until the June meeting. 
.After considerable discussion over bird topics 
and the proposed trip of several members of the 
Club to the Channel Islands, the meeting 
adjourned. — Harry J. Lelande, Temporary 
Secretary. 
June. — The June meeting of the Southern 
Division of the Cooper Club was held on 
Thursday evening, June 30, 1910, at Room 1, 
City Hall. The meeting was called to order 
b)' President Alorcom, with the following mem- 
bers present: Alessrs. Robertson, Linton, 
Lelande, .Antonin Jay, Howard, Alphonse Jay, 
Davis, Kofalil, Willett, Osburn, Chambers, 
Roberts, Lowe, Zahn and Law. 
The minutes of the Ala}' meeting were read 
and approved. On motion by Air. AVillett, 
seconded by Air. Lloward, the Secretar}- was 
instructed to cast the unanimous ballot of those 
present, electing to active membership Air. 
II. II. Ferris. Application for membership of 
E. S. Spaulding, Santa Barbara, California, 
proposed by J. Hooper Bowles, was presented. 
On motion by Air. Robertson, seconded by 
Air. Willett, and duly carried, the proposition 
with regard to the Pacific Association of 
Scientific Societies was laid on the table pend- 
ing the receipt of more information with re- 
gard to its purpose. 
As most of the members present were with 
one or the other of the two expeditions to the 
Channel Islands during the last month, a ver}- 
interesting description, with an exhibition of a 
large number of photographs pertinent to those 
trips, followed. Adjourned. — J. E. Law, Secre- 
tary. 
