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 52 THE CONDOR Vol. The Secretary then read three notes by Dr. L. H. Miller on recent taking of Bendire Thrasher, Rocky Mountain" Pigmy Owl and Alaska Hermit Thrush in the vicinity of his South Pasadena home. Adjourned.--J. E. Law, Secretary. NORTHERN DIVISION NovEER.--The regular monthly meeting of the Northern Division was held at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Saturday evening, November 16, with President Cog- gins in the chair, and the following members present: Messrs. Bryant, Cartiger, Coggins, Chandler, Grinnell, Heinemann, Lamb, Joseph Mailliard, Shelton, Stone, Smith, Swarth, and Taylor. Mrs. Grinnell, Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Swarth were present as visitors. The minutes of October meeting were read and approved, followed by the reading of the Southern Division minutes for October. New members were elected as follows: Hilda Wood Grinnell, A. L. Barrows, H. Hoch- baum, A. Cookman, P. E. Letchworth, Jr., E. W. Merrill, and W. A. Squires. New names presented for membership were: J. A. Swee- ney, Reville, New York, proposed by W. Lee Chambers; J. H. Gaut, Pasadena, and E. Wall, San Bernardino, proposed by A. B. Howell, and J. G. Layne, Los Angeles, pro- posed by J. E. Law. A communication was read from the secre- tary of the Pacific Association of Scientific Societies, requesting information as to the date and locality preferred by the Cooper Club for the next meeting of the Association, to be held during the spring of 1913. Berkeley had' been suggested as a desirable place for the meeting, and various dates in March and April, as the time. Berkeley was acceptable to the Club as the place for the meeting, and after some discussion it was decided that any of the dates in April (4th and 5th, 11th and 12th, or 18th and 19th) would be satisfac- tory, and the secretary was instructed to no- tify the secretary of the Association accord- ingly. A letter from Mr. Frank Stephens was then read, expressing his appreciation of the action of the Club in electing him to honorary mem- bership. The next order of business was the reading of the report of the committee ap- pointed by the Southern Division to investi- gate the charges brought against Pingtee I. Osburn, and on which the Southern Division based its action expelling Osburn from the Club. It was decided that the Southern Di- vision was fully justified in pursuing the course followed, and the expulsion of this member was accordingly approved. Mr. W. P. Taylor, chai'man of the conser- vation committee, reported upon the organiza- tion meeting of' the California Associated So- cieties for the Conservation of Wild Life. The actions of the committee, as outlined by Mr. Taylor, were fully ratified by the Club. Business matters being disposed of, Mr. Mailliard, the first speaker on the program, opened a "discussion of oology", which was warmly taken up by several members pres- ent. Mr. Taylor followed with a review of W. L. McAtee's paper on "The Experimental Method of Testing the Efficiency of Warning and Cryptic Coloration in Protecting Animals from their Enemies", this talk being largely in rebuttal of Mr. E. W. Gifford's arguments in favor of experimental work, as given in the last (October) meeting of the Division. Adjourned.--H. S, SwazTZZ, Secretary. DEcE,ER.--The monthly meeting of the Northern Division was held at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Saturday evening, December 21, with vice-president Carriger in the chair and the following members pres- ent: Mrs. H. W. Grinnell, and Messrs. Bry- ant, Carriger, Grinnell, Heinemann, Miller, Ray, Storer, Swarth, and Taylor. Mrs. Tay- lor attended as a visitor. The minutes of the November meeting were read and approved. The following were elected to membership in the club: J. A. Sweeney, Reville, New York, J. H. Gaut, Pas- adena, E. Wall, San' Bernardino, and J. G. Layne, Los Angeles. New names were pro- posed as follows: O. P, Silliman, Castroville, California, presented by W. Lee Chambers, and M. B. Rice, Cascadia, Oregon, presented by W. L. Finley. The resignation of E. Gifford was read and accepted. Several matters of club business were then discussed and disposed of as follows: The secretary was instructed to send to the busi- ness manager the accumulation of Northern Division correspondence and other papers, which could thus be given more secure stor age, toge_ther with the other club documents. The time of the Northern Division meeting was changed from the third Saturday to the third Thursday of each month. The nominations of officers for 1913 gave the following results: President, H. W. Car- tiger; Vice-president, H, C. Bryant; Secre- tary, H. $. Swarth. Two papers were presented. T. I' Storer reviewed Headley's recent book on "The Flight of Birds", and H. C. Bryant gave briefly some of the results of his investiga- tion into the food habits of the Western Meadowlark. Adjourned.--H. S. SwARtH, Secretary.