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 96 THE CONDOR Vol. XXI of the fundamental principles of aeroplane construction and of tests used to determlne the fitness of men for aeroplane service were also most interesting. After discus- sion the Club adjourned.--AMELIA S. ALLEN, Secretary. DECEBEs.--The regular meeting of the Northern Division of the Cooper Ornitholog- ical Club was held at the Museum of Verte- brate Zoology, December 19, 1918, at eight o'clock. Dr. Evermann presided and the fol- lowing members and visitors were present: Messrs. Carriger, De Groot, Dixon, Grinnell, Hunt, Jacobsen, Kibbe, Labarthe, Lastreto, Leggett, Mailliard, Pemberton, Ray, Wheeler, Wright; Mesdames Allen, Kibbe, Knappen, and Schlesinger; visitors: Mrs. Evermann, Miss Mary Elizabeth Grinnell, Mrs. Pember- ton, Mrs. Swarth and Mr. Lincoln. The minutes of the November meeting were read and approved, and the September and November minutes of the Southern Divi- sion were read. Members already elected by the Southern Division were approved, and the name of E. B. Humphreys, Alameda, pro- posed by Donald A. Cohen, was presented. Mr. Kibbe then appealed to the Club to cooperate with the Audubon Association of the Pacific in urging the passage of an or- dinance to license cdts in the city of Berke- ley. Dr. Grinnell moved that the Chair ap- point a member of the Cooper Club to join with Mr. Kibbe in working out a feasible mode of procedure and to report at the next meeting. The motion was seconded and carried. Mr. Roswell S. Wheeler was ap- pointed. A letter from the Pacific Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science asking that the Cooper Club hold meetings at the time of the general meeting of the Association in the spring was read and favorably acted on. Mr. Mailliard then reported for the committee which had been appointed to recommend a proper deposit- ary for ornithological notes, photographs, etc. The committee opposed the plan of dividing materials between a northern and a southern center, and on motion of Mr. Swarth, seconded by Mr. Mailliard, the Di- vision voted in favor of appointing the Bus- iness Manager, Mr. Chambers, custodian o all literary and otler materials deposited with the CluS. Nominations for officers for the ensuing year resulted in the placing of the follow- ing names before the Club: for President, Dr. Barton W. Evermann; for Vice-Presi- dent, Mr. Jules Labarthe; for Secretary, Mrs. James T. Allen. Mr. J. R. Pemberton then gave a most in- teresting talk on "Field Observations on Birds of Patagonia." Adj0urned.--AE,iA S. ALLEn, Secretary. JxquxRY.--The regular meeting of the Northern Division of the Cooper Ornitholog- ical Club was held at the Museum of Verte- brate Zoology, January 16, 1919, at eight o'clock. Dr. Evermann presided, and the following members were present: Messrs. Bryant, Carriger, Dixon, Grinnell, Hansen, Hunt, Jacobson, Kibbe, Law, Loomis, Mor- ley, Noack, Pemberton, Ritter, Swarth and Wright; Mesdames Allen, Barnford, Bridges, Culver, Griffin, Grinnell, Kibbe, Law, Lued- demann, and Wythe. Visitors recognized were Mrs. Bryant, Mrs. Evermann and daughter, Miss Rlpley, Mrs. Pemberton, Mr. Bridges, Mr. Lincoln, Mrs. Noack and son, and Mr. Babcock and son. The minutes o the preceding meeting were read and ap- proved, and those of the December meeting of the Southern Division were read. Mr. Humphreys was elected to member- ship, and the following were proposed: Pro- fessor Ivan C. Hall, Berkeley, by Dr. Grin- nell; John O'Connell, San Francisco, by J. S. Hunter; and Walter Sellner, San Fran- cisco, by J. S. Hunter. Resolutions of condolence relating to the death of Mrs. Nace, drawn up by Dr. Joseph Grinnell, were adopted on motion of Dr. Bryant, seconded by Miss Culver. Since Mr. Wheeler was absent, Mr. Kibbe reported for the committee appointed to in- vestgate the possibility of introducing an ordinance requiring that cats be licensed in Berkeley. The committee began its work by gathering data from other cities where such an ordinance has been adopted. Elections for the year 1919 resulted as follows: Dr. Barton W. Evermann, Prem- dent; Mr. Jules Labarthe, Vice-president, Mrs. James T. Allen, Secretary. Mr. Swarth then reviewed the history of the study of the Fox Sparrow, showing an interesting series of type-specimens, many of them borrowed from eastern collections. Mr. F. C. Lincoln, Pigeon Expert of the Western Department, United States Army, then spoke on the Military Use of the Hom- ing Pigeon, while two of the birds, removed from the carrier baskets used by the army, watched the audience from their collapsible aviary and winked knowingly as the mem- bers of the Club began to discuss the hom- ing instinct. Adjourned.--AELA S. ALLE, Secregay.