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land might put out, if armed only with our A. 
O. U. Check-List! 
From a technical standpoint the publica- 
tion of the article was a mistake. Histori- 
cally it might have been of some value, if 
dates had been given. The vague expression 
“some few years ago” is hardly sufficient 
for determining the date of the conditions 
described. The poor typography and faulty 
grammar also are annoying. 
With all these faults, there yet remain 
some features which can be commended. It 
is not difficult, by perusing closely the con- 
text, and upon a basis of a knowledge of 
the species already known to occur on Buena 
Vista Lake, to interpret nearly every refer- 
ence with fair confidence into American 
terminology. 
The narrative is interesting and probably 
very close to the truth as regards the habits 
and relative numbers of the species en- 
countered. Some life-history notes of de- 
cided value are to be dug out of the text 
here and there by judicious effort. Adequate 
care in the formalities would have resulted 
in a distinctly useful product. Unfortunate- 
ly similar cases are of not rare occurrence 
nearer home. — J. Grinnell. 
MINUTES OF COOPER CLUB MEETINGS 
SOUTHERN DIVISION 
June. — The regular meeting of the South- 
ern Division was held at the Museum of His- 
tory, Science, and Art, Thursday evening, 
June 25, 1914. President Law was in the 
chair, and the following members were 
present: Mrs. Frances M. Harmon, and 
Messrs. Colburn, Cookman, Daggett, Huey, 
Law, Rich, Robertson, Snyder, Stivers, 
Swarth, Wood, Wyman, and Zahn. Visitors 
present were Mr. C. O. Reis, and Dr. John G. 
Sheafer. 
The minutes of the May meeting were 
read and approved, and the Northern Divi- 
sion minutes for May were also read. New 
members elected were: Miss Charlotte Bow- 
ditch, Santa Barbara, and Dr. Irwin D. 
Nokes, Los Angeles. A motion was also 
passed electing to membership those indi- 
viduals whose names were accepted at the 
last Northern Division meeting. New 
names were presented as follows: F. C. 
Holman, Palo Alto, proposed by Joseph Mail- 
liard; and the following, all proposed by W. 
Lee Chambers: Harry Harris, Kansas City, 
Mo.; J. Alden Loring, Owego, N. Y.; Mrs. 
E. C. T. Miller, Cleveland, O. ; Ronald K. 
Brown, New York; Lionel S. Dear, Port 
William, Ontario, Canada; Wm. Purdy 
Shannon, New York; Jules Labarthe, 
Thompson, Nevada; E. S. Cameron, Marsh, 
Montana; Horace W. Wright, Boston, Mass. 
A letter was read from the secretary of 
the Pacific Division of the American Asso- 
ciation for the Advancement of Science, in- 
viting the Southern Division of the Cooper 
Ornithological Club to participate in a 
meeting of the Association to be held in 
San Francisco in August, 1915. Mr. Law 
was appointed a committee of one, to attend 
to this matter as well as to any other de- 
tails arising in connection with the South- 
ern Division’s relations to the Association. 
A motion was passed authorizing the sec- 
retary to supply the secretary of the Pacific 
Division of the A. A. A. S. with Cooper 
Club letter-heads, for a circular letter to be 
sent out by the Association to the members 
of the Club. 
A motion was made and passed, creating 
a committee on arrangements, to attend to 
affairs in connection with the Southern Di- 
vision’s participation in the joint A. O. U. 
and Cooper Club meeting to be held in 1915. 
Mr. Law was made chairman, he to appoint 
two others to assist him, their names to be 
announced at a later date. 
Mr. Huey spoke briefly about some of his 
collecting experiences of the last few weeks, 
among other things describing certain pe- 
culiar conditions observed among the water 
birds breeding at Buena Vista Lake. Ad- 
journed. — H. S. SwARTii, Secretary. 
July. — The regular monthly meeting of 
the Southern Division was held at the Muse- 
um of History, Science, and Art, Los Ange- 
les, Thursday evening, July 30, 1914. Pres- 
ident Law was in the chair, and the follow- 
ing members were present: Messrs. Cham- 
bers, Colburn, Daggett, Edwards, Nokes, 
Rich, Robertson, Swarth, Welch. Wood, and 
Wyman. Mr. F. Barker was a visitor. The 
minutes of the previous meeting were read 
and approved, and the Northern Division 
minutes for June and July were also read. 
New members were elected as follows: F. C. 
Holman, Palo Alto; Harry Harris, Kansas 
City, Missouri; J. Alden Loring, Owego, 
New York; Mrs. E. C. T. Miller, Berkeley; 
Ronald K. Brown, New York; Lionel S. 
Dear, Fort William, Ontario, Canada; Wm. 
Purdy Shannon, New York; Jules Labarthe, 
Thompson, Nevada; E. S. Cameron, Marsh, 
Montana; Horace W. Wright, Boston, Mass- 
achusetts. A motion was also passed ad- 
mitting to membership those individuals 
elected at the last Northern Division meet- 
ing. 
The following new names were pre- 
sented: Carl D. Hegner, Los Angeles, pro- 
posed by H. A. Edwards; John G. Sheafer, 
