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 July, 9oo I THE CONDOR 93 BIRDS OTHER THAIff GAME BIRDS.--In tills publication constituting Bulletin No. I2 of the Department of Agriculture, Mr. T. S. Palmer discusses protective legislation, and in separate chapters refers to Game Birds, Birds Erron- eously Considered Game Birds, Insectivorous and Song Birds, Plume Birds, and other groups, defining the species which properly belong to each. The paper comments upon the needed enforcement of existing protective statutes and suggests the adoption of furtiler restrictive laws. The laws of each state and territory protecting game and song birds are given in full, and the 9 pages constituting this bulletin will be found a complete digest for those interested in the subject. Communications Tbe A. 0. U. Associate /tlcmbcrship Editors of THE CONDOR: The question discussed by Mr. Daggett in the last issue of this paper is one which un- doubtedly interests many of the associate mem- bers of the A. O. U., and for an answer we must look to the active lnembers. During the last few years the associate mem- hership has greatly increased and it seems to be the policy of the A. O. U. to include there- in anyone who will pay 3 a year as subscrip- tion to the .duk. The consequence is that the associates new include lnany who have no claim to be called ornithologists or oologists; some are not even Audubonists. I think we all agree with Mr. Daggett that the standard of memhership in the active list should be high, too high for most of us, who have but a little time to devote to our favorite study. Though we cannot aspire to be nuln- bered among tile august rift)', we do feel that there should be some distinctiou between the amateur ornithologist and the bird protection- ist. Because a wolnan declines to wear Illan- gle(l bird remains on her hat or as trillUlfing for her clothing, is she to be called an ornittl- ologist? There are two possible relnedies. The act- ive membership might be greatly increased or a new class of menlbers established, a sort of junior active lllenlbership. Tilere are four kinds of lnembers already and another kind would do no harm. The fact that there are now three vacancies in the active list indicates that none of the as- sociates are considered eligible to membership artlong the fifty. I have but little time to spend with lay birds and am content to be connected in any y with the A. O. U., but I do register a kick against being placed in tile sanle class with Audubonisis and fad protectionists. RICHARD {. MCGREGOP-, Seattle, Wash. CENERAL NEWS NOTES. AN especially pleasing wedding took place at Oakland, Cal. on June 6 when Mr. Wm. W. Price, a prominent member of the Cooper Ornithological Club, was united in marriage to Miss Bertha de Laguna. Mr. Price has estab- lished a record for careful and energetic orni- thological work on the Coast, among his best early field work being the taking of the first nest and eggs of the Red-faced Warbler in the luountains of Arizona. He has since done ex- tensive scientific work in the Sierra Nevada Mts. and along the lower Colorado River. Sev- eral years since Mr. Price conceived the idea of establishing a summer school for young stu- dents in the heart of the Sierras, and the popularity of his classes was at once pro- nounced. Those who have been with Mr. Price afield have returned only to admire his intense congeniality and ability as an ornitho- logist. The xnembers of the Cooper Ornitho- logical Club, besides hisnumerous friends else- wilere, will unite as one in wishing Mr. and Mrs. Price every good fortune and pleasure life. PERCY' SELOUS. prominently identified with Michigan ornithology, and favorably known as an authority in other sciences, died on April 7 at his home from the result of a bite of a poi- sonous snake, of which he had a number, kept for the purpose of study. Mr. Selous was at one time an associate editor of the Bulletit of the Michig'an OrnitholoAical Club, and in re- cent years has been a prolific writer in various natural history journals. His studden death will be widely felt by the ornithological fra- ternity. TIREE Illembers of tile Cooper Club, Messrs. L. E. Taylor, W. L. ArkJason and C. Barlow spent the interval of June 4--I2 in the higher Sierras collecting specilnens. During the trip tin ascent was nlade to the snlnmit of Pvranlid Peak, an altitude of IO, O=O feet. Specililens of tile Gray-crowned Leucosticte, California Pine Grosbeak, White-crowned Sparrow and other interesting Sierra birds were collected. The oological results of the trip nmy fornl the basis for a future paper. WILFRED II. OSGOOD of the Biological Sur- vey accompanied by Edmund Heller of Stan- ford, as assistant, sailed froin Seattle in May. These gentlemen have been detailed to make collection,q of birds and mareurals on the is- lands off the coast of British Columbia and as far north as practicable. it is expected that tile lnaterial collected will contain many forms connecting the faume of Alaska with (hose of Washington and tile results are awaited with interest. JOSEPH (RINNELL iS acting as instructor in elubryology at the Stanford summer scllool now in session at tile Hopkins Labratory at Pacific Grove, Cal.